Massena Fire Department

Analysis

Massena Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Massena, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Massena Fire Department reported income of $145k and spending of $104k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $78k to $145k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Massena Fire Department sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Food Insecurity and Relief Solutions Today ($145k), Wax Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($145k) and Bellview Volunteer Fire Department ($145k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $231k against liabilities of $3,929, net assets of $228k.