Qualla Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Qualla Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Whittier, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Qualla Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $279k and spending of $220k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $187k to $279k (+49%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Qualla Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colonial Park Fire Company No 1 ($279k), East Grand Lake Volunteer Fire Dept ($279k) and R W & B T Volunteer Fire Company ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $147k, net assets of $1.3m.