Park River Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Park River Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Park River, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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, Park River Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $579k and spending of $254k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $483k to $579k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 43% 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, Park River Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 69th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Fresnos Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($578k), Monroe Fire Company ($579k) and Belforest Volunteer Fire Rescue Inc ($576k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 18 employees.