Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc

Analysis

Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Smyrna, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 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, Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc reported income of $129k and spending of $149k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $236k to $129k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morris Volunteer Fire Association ($129k), Jefferson & Craig Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($129k) and Centerport Fire Department Company Inc ($129k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $73k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.