Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Inc

Analysis

Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Wayne, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Inc reported income of $88k and spending of $60k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $55k to $88k (+59%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Wayne Firefighters Museum Inc 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 34th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Veterans Museum ($88k), Federalsburg Historical Society Inc ($88k) and Thai Cultural Council of Minnesota St Louis Park ($88k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 15% of the total. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $775, net assets of $300k.