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Fruitland Volunteer Fire Co Inc

Fruitland, Maryland · EIN 52-1070776 · Public Safety & Disaster · tax-exempt since 2014

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 43.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2026.

Graded against 8,372 public safety & disaster nonprofits with revenue $500K–$2M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.56.6 months6
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.39% of practices39
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.63
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.52% from one source59
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.99.5%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.2%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.01not scored

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Year by year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2026Form 990$1.89M$1.37M$517K$6.46M56.629D
Mar 2025Form 990$1.46M$944K$512K$5.94M75.528D
Mar 2024Form 990$1.35M$1.01M$347K$5.43M64.724F
Mar 2023Form 990$781K$876K−$95K$5.08M69.632F
Mar 2022Form 990$1.09M$847K$243K$5.07M71.832F
Mar 2021Form 990$1.55M$828K$726K$4.83M70.030F
Mar 2020Form 990$791K$610K$181K$4.10M80.732F
Mar 2019Form 990$971K$571K$401K$3.92M82.430F
Mar 2018Form 990$857K$636K$221K$3.52M66.429D
Mar 2017Form 990$804K$642K$162K$3.30M61.836F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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