Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department Inc

Analysis

Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fletcher, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 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, Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $2.9m to $3.7m (+25%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Fletcher Fire and Rescue Department Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Volunteer Hose Company of Middletown ($3.7m), Humanity for Relief and Development ($3.7m) and Waxhaw Community Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 42 employees.