Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Roaring River, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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, Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $91k and spending of $40k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $174k to $91k (-48%), an average of -48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Shepherds Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scotch Plains Rescue Squad Inc ($90k), Black Oak Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($91k) and Dale Borough Fire Co ($90k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $363k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $327k.