Kiantone Independent Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Kiantone Independent Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Kiantone Independent Fire Dept Inc reported income of $196k and spending of $211k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $217k to $196k (-9.8%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Kiantone Independent Fire Dept Inc sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include German Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($196k), Nelson Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($196k) and Milton First Responders Foundation Inc ($195k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,400 (1.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $504k, net assets of $1.1m.