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Southeast Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

EIN 23-7228442 · Climax, NC

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE TO SOUTHEAST GUILFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$379,004 spent. THE SOUTHEAST VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS AN ISO CLASS "3 ORGANIZATION, IS COMPRISED OF 30 PERSONNEL THAT HAVE HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST GUILFORD COUNTY. THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO OVER 425 EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY CALLS WITHIN ITS RESPONSE AREA AND WITH MUTUAL AID DEPARTMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES TO ITS LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOUTING PROGRAMS. THE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF SOUTHEAST GUILFORD COUNTY. WE WANT ALL STAKEHOLDERS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE HERE FOR THEM IN THEIR TIME OF NEED AND WILL PROVIDE THE UTMOST PROFESSIONAL SERVICE TO ALL.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1973.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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