Forestport Fire Fighters Inc

Analysis

Forestport Fire Fighters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Forestport, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, Forestport Fire Fighters Inc reported income of $148k and spending of $179k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $148k (+38%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Forestport Fire Fighters Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eula Volunteer Fire Department ($147k), Griggstown Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($148k) and Branchville Hose Company 1 ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $257k, net assets of $811k.