Turkey Heaven Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Turkey Heaven Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Heflin, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, Turkey Heaven Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $54k and spending of $37k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $36k to $54k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Turkey Heaven Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 20th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nescopeck Township Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc ($54k), Elmwood Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($54k) and Thornwood Fire Co No 1 ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $1.0m.