Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue Inc

Analysis

Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Taylorsville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 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 2024, Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue Inc reported income of $642k and spending of $425k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $429k to $642k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strasburg Fire Co No 1 ($640k), West Fargo Rural Fire Department ($642k) and Mount Hope Fire and Emergency Medical Service Inc ($640k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.4% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $230k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 16 employees.