Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association

Analysis

Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association reported income of $90k and spending of $90k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $100k to $90k (-9.8%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Kalamazoo County Fire Chiefs Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cambridge Springs Vol Fire Dept Relief Assoc ($90k), Stonington Volunteer Fire Company ($90k) and Park Ridge Volunteer Firemens Assocation Inc ($90k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 38% of the total. At year end it held assets of $60k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $60k.