Badin Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Badin Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Badin, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 December 2023, Badin Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $197k and spending of $137k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $225k to $197k (-13%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Badin Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Taylor Volunteer Fire Department ($197k), Fairfield Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1 ($197k) and Biglerville Hose & Truck Co ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7,592. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 5 employees.