Wicksburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept Inc

Analysis

Wicksburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 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, Wicksburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept Inc reported income of $640k and spending of $433k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $134k to $640k (+378%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Wicksburg Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Valley Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($640k), Mount Hope Fire and Emergency Medical Service Inc ($640k) and Chenango Ambulance Services Inc ($639k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $118k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 18 employees.