The Saint James Fire Department Incorporated

Analysis

The Saint James Fire Department Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint James, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2013, 13 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, The Saint James Fire Department Incorporated reported income of $478k and spending of $276k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $639k to $478k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, The Saint James Fire Department Incorporated 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 65th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($477k), Crabbs Prairie Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($478k) and Grassroots Aid Partnership Inc ($477k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 3 employees.