Egypt Volunteer Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Egypt Volunteer Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Altoona, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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 September 2024, Egypt Volunteer Fire Department Inc reported income of $141k and spending of $185k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2024, income grew from $93k to $141k (+51%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 300%. Over the whole period it spent 134% 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, Egypt Volunteer Fire Department Inc sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Etna Volunteer Fire Department ($141k), Friends of the Avalon Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($141k) and Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team ($141k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $25k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.