National Fire Safety Council Inc

Analysis

National Fire Safety Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Michigan Ctr, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1981, 45 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 October 2023, National Fire Safety Council Inc reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.7m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, National Fire Safety Council Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safety and Health Council of Greater Omaha Inc ($3.7m), Casa Academy ($3.7m) and Humanity for Relief and Development ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $181k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 58 employees.