Cascade Fire Department

Analysis

Cascade Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Cascade, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cascade Fire Department reported income of $365k and spending of $242k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $294k to $365k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cascade Fire Department sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association for Children of Alcoholics ($365k), Intergroup Association of Minneapolis and Suburban Area Inc ($365k) and Chelmsford Hockey Association Inc ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,000 (2.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $3.2m.