Town & Country Fire District

Analysis

Town & Country Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in West Salem, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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, Town & Country Fire District reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $22k to $1.3m (+5555%), an average of +174% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 4277%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Town & Country Fire District sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cajun Navy Relief Inc ($1.3m), Ore Bank-Pumpkin Center Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($1.3m) and Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $98k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $98k. It reported 33 employees.