Lebanon Fire Department of Berkeley County

Analysis

Lebanon Fire Department of Berkeley County is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgeville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2020, 6 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, Lebanon Fire Department of Berkeley County reported income of $141k and spending of $142k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $98k to $141k (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Lebanon Fire Department of Berkeley County sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Line Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($141k), Farmington Township Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($142k) and South Byron Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($141k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3,359. At year end it held assets of $763k against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $585k. It reported 1 employees.