Pike Road Volunteer Fire Protection

Analysis

Pike Road Volunteer Fire Protection is a registered charity in United States, based in Pike Road, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. 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 September 2023, Pike Road Volunteer Fire Protection reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.6m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Pike Road Volunteer Fire Protection sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterford Ambulance Service Inc ($1.6m), American Leadership Forum ($1.6m) and Jazz Forum Arts Incorporated ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $13k (1.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $493k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 41 employees.