Wayne County Fire and Rescue Association

Analysis

Wayne County Fire and Rescue Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Apple Creek, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1993, 33 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, Wayne County Fire and Rescue Association reported income of $434k and spending of $521k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $434k (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Wayne County Fire and Rescue Association sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dante Rescue Squad Inc ($434k), Chisholm Trail 100 Club ($434k) and Northern Lebanon Fire and Emergency Services Inc ($434k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 56 employees.