Coal Creek Fire & Rescue

Analysis

Coal Creek Fire & Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in New Richmond, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Coal Creek Fire & Rescue reported income of $53k and spending of $74k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $20k to $53k (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 130% 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, Coal Creek Fire & Rescue sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 17th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Fire Marshals Association ($53k), Rosedale Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($53k) and Ski Patrol Rescue Team ($53k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $95k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $95k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.