Unaka Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Unaka Volunteer Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Murphy, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1984, 42 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 December 2023, Unaka Volunteer Fire Dept Inc reported income of $73k and spending of $68k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $118k to $73k (-38%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Unaka Volunteer Fire Dept Inc sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Babbie Volunteer Fire Department ($73k), Austin Paramedic Relief and Community Outreach ($73k) and Nemo Volunteer Fire Department ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $179k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $179k.