Calypso Fire Department

Analysis

Calypso Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Calypso, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2010, 16 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, Calypso Fire Department reported income of $203k and spending of $174k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $263k to $203k (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Calypso Fire Department sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crewe Volunteer Fire Department No 1 ($203k), Branch Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc ($204k) and Conch Republic Marine Army Inc ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.