Surry Volunteer Fire Department

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541740149
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Surry, VA, USA
Phone
7578706584
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$101,538
Expenses
$96,901
Assets
$156,330

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELVIN HOWELL (President)
  • BAKER COX (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • MELVIN HOWELL (President)
  • BAKER COX (Vice President)
  • SHIANE ADAMS (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide fire fighting services to the county of surry and surrounding areas

What it reported doing in 2025

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.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.4%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.61; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4.2% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $97K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.