Clifton Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Clifton Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Clifton, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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 November 2023, Clifton Fire Department Inc reported income of $333k and spending of $387k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $273k to $333k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Clifton Fire Department Inc sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Town of Alabama Fire Department Inc ($333k), Third District Firechiefs Association Mabas 24 Inc ($334k) and Arizona Wildfire Training Council ($333k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 72% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.