The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Old Fort, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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, The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $427k and spending of $319k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $386k to $427k (+11%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, The Crooked Creek Township Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bailey Fire Department Green Hornet Fire District Inc ($426k), Quarryville Fire Company Number One ($427k) and Coal City Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($426k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 3 employees.