Sims Community Rural Fire Department

Analysis

Sims Community Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Sims, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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, Sims Community Rural Fire Department reported income of $252k and spending of $290k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $167k to $252k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Sims Community Rural Fire Department sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Penn Hills Volunteer Firemens Relief Association Inc ($252k), Tidioute Volunteer Fire Department ($253k) and Chaveirim Volunteer Services Inc ($252k).

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 $22k. At year end it held assets of $870k against liabilities of $3,366, net assets of $866k. It reported 8 employees.