Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Inc

Analysis

Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in E Flat Rock, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1989, 37 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, Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.8m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orchard Park Fire District - Ems Inc ($2.8m), Gloucester Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad Inc ($2.8m) and Calabash Fire Department Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $896k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 28 employees.