Straight Mountain Fire Department

Analysis

Straight Mountain Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Oneonta, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2022, 4 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, Straight Mountain Fire Department reported income of $168k and spending of $197k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $135k to $168k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Straight Mountain Fire Department sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indian Mills Volunteer Fire Co ($168k), Boca Raton Firefighters & Paramedics Benevolent Fund ($168k) and Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Co ($168k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $378k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $378k.

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.