Bakertown Volunteer Fire and 1st Responder

Analysis

Bakertown Volunteer Fire and 1st Responder is a registered charity in United States, based in Elm City, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Bakertown Volunteer Fire and 1st Responder reported income of $162k and spending of $153k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $131k to $162k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Bakertown Volunteer Fire and 1st Responder sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Calvary Fire Department Auxiliary Inc ($161k), Middlebush Volunteer Fire Department ($162k) and South Toms River First Aid & Rescue Squad Inc ($161k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $239k.