Lansing Fire Department

Analysis

Lansing Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Lansing, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Lansing Fire Department reported income of $124k and spending of $100k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $71k to $124k (+75%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Lansing Fire Department sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gates-Chili Fire Department Inc ($124k), Floyd Community Volunteer Firedepartment Incorporated ($124k) and Firemans Relief Assoc Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Company 1 ($124k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $107k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $91k.