Granville Rural Fire Department

Analysis

Granville Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Oxford, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 December 2023, Granville Rural Fire Department reported income of $170k and spending of $179k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $181k to $170k (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Granville Rural Fire Department sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Singers Glen Volunteer Fire Company ($170k), Hardyston Township Volunteer Firedepartment Inc ($170k) and Fivepointville Fire Company ($170k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,625 (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3,600. At year end it held assets of $412k against liabilities of $336k, net assets of $76k. It reported 7 employees.