Mountain Creek Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Mountain Creek Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellerbe, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 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 2024, Mountain Creek Fire Department Inc reported income of $171k and spending of $77k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $76k to $171k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Mountain Creek Fire Department Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Dover Volunteer Fire Co No 4 ($171k), Omro Rushford Volunteer Fire Department ($171k) and West Penn Fire Company No 1 Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $976k.