Sparta Township Fire Department

Analysis

Sparta Township Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Sparta, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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, Sparta Township Fire Department reported income of $98k and spending of $150k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $98k (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. 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, Sparta Township Fire Department sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alert Fire Company No 1 of Emigsville York County Pennsylvani ($98k), Carthage Vol Fire Dept ($98k) and Citizens Engine Company 2 ($98k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $1.0m.