Jamestown Rural Fire Department

Analysis

Jamestown Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 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, Jamestown Rural Fire Department reported income of $166k and spending of $110k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $173k to $166k (-4.3%), an average of -4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, Jamestown Rural Fire Department sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westport Volunteer Fire Depatrment Inc ($166k), Union Vale Fire Company Inc ($166k) and Lennox Volunteer Fire Department ($166k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $388k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $388k.