Tigerville Fire District

Analysis

Tigerville Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Travelers RST, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Tigerville Fire District reported income of $991k and spending of $767k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $553k to $991k (+79%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Tigerville Fire District sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safety Council of Palm Beach County Inc ($990k), Jefferson Fire Company No 1 ($993k) and Lancaster Township Fire Department ($988k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 17 employees.