Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade Inc
Analysis
Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 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, Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade Inc reported income of $334k and spending of $211k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $170k to $334k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 63% 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, Kings Mountain Volunteer Fire Brigade Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third District Firechiefs Association Mabas 24 Inc ($334k), Thetford Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($334k) and Clifton Fire Department Inc ($333k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $3.4m.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 70%
- Program services 1.1%
- Other 29%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Third District Firechiefs Association Mabas 24 Inc | Homewood | $334k |
| Thetford Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Thetford Ctr | $334k |
| Clifton Fire Department Inc | Clifton | $333k |
| Ponder Volunteer Fire Department Inc | Ponder | $334k |