East Rockaway Fire Department

Analysis

East Rockaway Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in East Rockaway, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, East Rockaway Fire Department reported income of $114k and spending of $114k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $139k to $114k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, East Rockaway Fire Department sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tawakoni Volunteer Fire Department ($114k), West Bloomfield Fire Department Inc ($114k) and Lock Arms for Life ($114k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $625 (0.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $661k against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $516k.