Chili Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Chili Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rochester, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1976, 50 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, Chili Fire Department Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.5m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Chili Fire Department Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rio Grande Valley Communications Group ($2.5m), Brandywine Hundred Fire Company No 1 ($2.6m) and Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $17.7m against liabilities of $6.9m, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 10 employees.