South Robeson Rescue Unit

Analysis

South Robeson Rescue Unit is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairmont, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, South Robeson Rescue Unit reported income of $588k and spending of $230k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $588k (+213%), an average of +213% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 213%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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, South Robeson Rescue Unit sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All It Takes ($588k), Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Dept ($588k) and Caring Cetera ($588k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $650k against liabilities of $86k, net assets of $563k. It reported 15 employees.