Civic Intelligence

Banner Elk Fire and Rescue Foundation

EIN 81-3118641 • 501(c)3 • Banner Elk, NC

Profile

Provide financial support for fire dept

PO Box 175Banner Elk, NC 28604
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

64th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

65th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

83rd percentile

43%

Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

95th percentile

60%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

61%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets64th percentile

Assets

Up

$224,410

Up $84,055 (+60%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$224,410

Up $84,055 (+60%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue65th percentileNet Margin83rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$193,311

Up $73,572 (+61%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$109,256

Up $22,780 (+26%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$84,055

Up $50,792 (+153%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2020: $0Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $0Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $107,092Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $107,0922023Assets 2024: $140,355Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $140,3552024Assets 2025: $224,410Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $224,4102025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$224,410
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$224,410
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $0Net Income 2020: $02020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $02021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022Revenue 2023: $123,183Expenses 2023: $16,091Net Income 2023: $107,0922023Revenue 2024: $119,739Expenses 2024: $86,476Net Income 2024: $33,2632024Revenue 2025: $193,311Expenses 2025: $109,256Net Income 2025: $84,0552025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$193,311
Expenses$109,256
Net Income$84,055
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$224,410
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$224,410
Revenue
$193,311
Expenses
$109,256
Net income
$84,055
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.24$0.00$2.24$1.93$1.09$0.84
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.40$0.00$1.40$1.20$0.86$0.33
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.07$0.00$1.07$1.23$0.16$1.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Nov 3, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$193,311
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Support of operations

Provide financial support for fire dept

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE AND RESCUE ASSOCIATION TO BANNER ELK AREA AVERY COUNTY NC$193,311$105,336
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
GEORGE C WRIGHT IIIPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Banner Elk Fire and Rescue Foundation
EIN
81-3118641
In Care Of
% GEORGE C WRIGHT III
Address
PO BOX 175, BANNER ELK, NC 28604

Signing Officer

Name
George C Wright Iii
Title
President
Signed
2025-11-03
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
S Gillespie Pa
Address
29 BEAMS DRIVE, SPRUCE PINE, NC 28777
Preparer
Sharon Gillespie
Phone
8285201373
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10

“Grantee BANNER ELK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT Street 345 SHAWNEEHAW AVE S City, State, Zip BANNER ELK, NC 28604Amount 28,403”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 20,457TOY DRIVE/ DONATIONS 17,567SUPPLIES 3,920FIREFIGHTING SUPPLIES 26,459”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearEQUIPMENT 51,142 30,685”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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