Babbie Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Babbie Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Andalusia, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Babbie Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $73k and spending of $47k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $73k (+15%), an average of +15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 60% 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, Babbie Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nemo Volunteer Fire Department ($73k), Unaka Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($73k) and Bolivar County Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $164k.