Georgia Mountain Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Georgia Mountain Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Guntersville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Georgia Mountain Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $102k and spending of $84k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $72k to $102k (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 132% 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, Georgia Mountain Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exira Fire & Ems Association Incorporated ($102k), North Haledon Fire Department Inc ($102k) and Equality Volunteer Fire Department ($102k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $454k against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $434k.