STEM Community Fire Department and Ems Inc

Analysis

STEM Community Fire Department and Ems Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in STEM, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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, STEM Community Fire Department and Ems Inc reported income of $212k and spending of $121k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $43k to $212k (+393%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 236%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, STEM Community Fire Department and Ems Inc sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eagle Hose Company No One of Priceburg Pennsylvania ($212k), Friends of Mountain Rescue ($212k) and Culloden Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($211k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $223k against liabilities of $118k, net assets of $105k. It reported 7 employees.