Lewis Township Fire and Rescue

Analysis

Lewis Township Fire and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Council BLFS, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 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 July 2024, Lewis Township Fire and Rescue reported income of $548k and spending of $605k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2024, income grew from $367k to $548k (+49%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Lewis Township Fire and Rescue sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leary Firefighters Foundation ($548k), Clyde Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($548k) and St John Volunteer Fire Dept ($547k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $474k. It reported 11 employees.