Morris Volunteer Fire Association

Analysis

Morris Volunteer Fire Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Morris, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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, Morris Volunteer Fire Association reported income of $129k and spending of $68k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $107k to $129k (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Morris Volunteer Fire Association 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 41st percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centerport Fire Department Company Inc ($129k), Smyrna Public Safety Foundation Inc ($129k) and Rohrerstown Fire Company Relief Association ($129k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. At year end it held assets of $430k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $430k.