Jefferson-Monroe Fire Department Inc

Analysis

Jefferson-Monroe Fire Department Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Swisher, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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 June 2024, Jefferson-Monroe Fire Department Inc reported income of $374k and spending of $425k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $284k to $374k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Jefferson-Monroe Fire Department Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Geeseytown Community Fire Company ($374k), Sellersville Fire Department ($374k) and Corsica Volunteer Fire Company ($373k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $48k. It paid $9,388 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $681k, net assets of $394k.