Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association

Analysis

Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Melcher Dal, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 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, Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association reported income of $85k and spending of $37k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $59k to $85k (+43%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 65% 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, Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington Ladies Auxiliary to Fire Company ($85k), Fairview Fire Dept ($85k) and Edison Internationals Relief Fund ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $251k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $251k.