Cook Springs Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Cook Springs Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Pell City, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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 April 2024, Cook Springs Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $155k and spending of $118k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $124k to $155k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Cook Springs Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shavers Creek Valley Community Volunteer Fire Company ($154k), 911der Women Inc ($155k) and Baskett Community Fire Department Inc ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $727k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $727k.