St Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation

Analysis

St Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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 2020, St Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation reported income of $273k and spending of $577k, spending 211% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2020, income fell from $419k to $273k (-35%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, St Louis Fire Department Lifesaving Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest Volunteer Fire Department ($273k), Watkins Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($273k) and Shannon Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($273k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $4,046. It reported 2 employees.