Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service

Analysis

Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Humboldt, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service reported income of $468k and spending of $390k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $334k to $468k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Humboldt Fire & Ambulance Service sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tampa Bay Area Chiefs of Police Education&research Foundation Inc ($467k), Fire District No28 Inc ($468k) and Carlton Complex Long Term Recovery ($466k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.4% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $6,215, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 7 employees.