Bristol Fire Department Corp

Analysis

Bristol Fire Department Corp is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. 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, Bristol Fire Department Corp reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $796k to $1.9m (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bristol Fire Department Corp 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Davids Nursery School ($1.9m), Legal Aid Works ($1.9m) and American Rhinologic Society Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $688k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 24 employees.