Equality Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Equality Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Equality, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Equality Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $102k and spending of $82k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $102k (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, Equality 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 C H Graham Hose Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($102k), Exira Fire & Ems Association Incorporated ($102k) and Floyd Volunteer Fire Department ($102k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $67k, net assets of $1.2m.