Jasper Highlands Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Jasper Highlands Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Union Grove, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 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, Jasper Highlands Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $149k and spending of $166k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $174k to $149k (-15%), an average of -15% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Jasper Highlands Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lumberport Vol Fire Dept ($149k), Niantic Fire Department Inc ($149k) and Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($149k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $12k.