Gap of the Mountain Community Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Gap of the Mountain Community Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Clanton, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 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 March 2024, Gap of the Mountain Community Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $218k and spending of $204k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $246k to $218k (-11%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Gap of the Mountain Community Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Goshen Fire and Rescue Inc ($217k), Scho-Wright Ambulance Service Inc ($218k) and Taberg Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($217k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.