International Society of Fire Service Instructors

Analysis

International Society of Fire Service Instructors is a registered charity in United States, based in Centreville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, International Society of Fire Service Instructors reported income of $967k and spending of $980k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $544k to $967k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, International Society of Fire Service Instructors sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolivar Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($967k), Tar Heel Rural Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($968k) and Purcellville Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($966k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $301k.