Surry Volunteer Fire Department
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES TO THE COUNTY OF SURRY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
- Income
- $101,538
- Spending
- $96,901
- Reserves
- 19.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 96%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $96,901 spent. SURRY COUNTY CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 7,500 CITIZENS AND IS SERVED BY THREE DISTRICT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS. THE SURRY COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT VOLUNTEERS RESPOND TO ALL FIRE CALLS AND MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE SURRY DISTRICT WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,500 CITIZENS WHILE ALSO SERVING AS BACKUP FOR THE OTHER TWO DISTRICTS OF DENDRON AND CLAREMONT. SVFD RESPONDS TO NEIGHBORING COUNTIES AS REQUESTED FOR BACKUP SUCH AS ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, SUSSEX COUNTY, AND PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY. THE SURRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT LOST TWO VOLUNTEERS IN 2025 AND GAINED TEN NEW MEMBERS WITH A DRIVE AND FOCUS ON BRINGING AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE TO A YOUTHFUL GROUP OF SURRY CITIZENS. THE SURRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERED 225 CALLS IN 2025. VOLUNTEERS MAINTAIN THE EQIPMENT AND FIRE HOUSE WITH GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND CHECKING ALL EQUIPMENT AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME IN ALL TRAINING PROVIDED ON SITE. IN 2025, SVFD SPONSORED TRAINING CLASSES FOR ALL THREE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS. VOLUNTEERS SERVE IN COMMUNITY FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES. THE SURRY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PURCHASED A HEAVY RESCUE TRUCK, UPGRADED THE BRUSH TRUCK, PURCHASED A BATTERY POWER EXTRACTION EQUIPMENT, AND PURCHASED TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR THE MEETING ROOM.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2024 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2024.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Worth knowing.
Recognized by the IRS in March 2026. It is too new to have a track record.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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