Tri-Township Fire District

Analysis

Tri-Township Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Charles, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 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, Tri-Township Fire District reported income of $571k and spending of $535k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $372k to $571k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Tri-Township Fire District sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salem Fire & Rescue Protection Association ($571k), Longtown Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($571k) and Draper Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3,050 (0.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 36 employees.