Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Equality, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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, Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $88k and spending of $56k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $88k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Real Island Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society Inc ($88k), Bolton Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($89k) and Sion Milosky Foundation ($88k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $1.1m.