Decatur County Rescue Squad

Analysis

Decatur County Rescue Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Parsons, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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, Decatur County Rescue Squad reported income of $88k and spending of $117k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $44k to $88k (+101%), an average of +101% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 131% 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, Decatur County Rescue Squad 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 34th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huletts Landing Volunteer Fire Company ($88k), National Institute for Hometown Security Inc ($88k) and Best-Luther Fire Department Inc ($88k).

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 $216k against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $144k.