Macedonia Fire District

Analysis

Macedonia Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Gaffney, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 September 2023, Macedonia Fire District reported income of $429k and spending of $273k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $264k to $429k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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, Macedonia Fire District sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerton Volunteer Fire Department ($429k), Flanders Fire Company 1 Inc ($429k) and Reeds Fire Department Inc ($429k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1,035, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 12 employees.