Fairford Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Fairford Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Calvert, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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, Fairford Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $51k and spending of $70k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $51k (+5.4%), an average of +5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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, Fairford Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 18th percentile: it is larger than about 18% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 19th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Serve Source ($51k), McArthur Volunteer Firemens Association ($51k) and Westmoreland Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($51k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $319k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $319k.