421 Area Emergency Service

Analysis

421 Area Emergency Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 2024, 421 Area Emergency Service reported income of $215k and spending of $164k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $111k to $215k (+94%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, 421 Area Emergency Service sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glenville Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc ($215k), Crystal Fire Protection No 24 ($215k) and Floyd Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($215k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $714k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $645k.