Stafford Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Stafford Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Stafford, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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, Stafford Fire Department Inc reported income of $474k and spending of $362k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $317k to $474k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Stafford Fire Department Inc 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 Huntington Manor Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($473k), Pratt Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($474k) and Frankford Township Fire Department ($473k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,150 (1.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $3.5m.