Patrick Rural Fire Department

Analysis

Patrick Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Patrick, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Patrick Rural Fire Department reported income of $88k and spending of $97k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $345k to $88k (-75%), an average of -74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 36% 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, Patrick Rural Fire Department sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 39th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Krooked Kreek Volunteer Fire Dept ($88k), Minnesota Security Consortium ($88k) and Camp Volunteer Fire Dept ($88k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $518k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $518k.