Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc

Analysis

Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcata, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc reported income of $301k and spending of $241k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $343k to $301k (-12%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Arcata Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesterfield Fire and Rescue Protection Assoc Inc ($301k), Barker Fire Dept ($301k) and Woodburn Community Fire Department ($301k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $7,316. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 2 employees.