Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Weaverville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 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, Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. 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, Jupiter Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fallston Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Co Inc ($1.4m), Kunkle Fire Company Inc ($1.4m) and Cotton Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $646k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 16 employees.