East Columbus Independent Fire Department Incorporated

Analysis

East Columbus Independent Fire Department Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2024, 2 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 2020, East Columbus Independent Fire Department Incorporated reported income of $183k and spending of $246k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2020, income fell from $194k to $183k (-6.1%), an average of -3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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, East Columbus Independent Fire Department Incorporated sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 51st percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitewood Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($183k), Rennert Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($183k) and Volusia Sheriffs Foundation Inc ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $946k, net assets of $125k.