Oakdale Area Fire Association

Analysis

Oakdale Area Fire Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakdale, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 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, Oakdale Area Fire Association reported income of $351k and spending of $212k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $386k to $351k (-9.0%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Oakdale Area Fire Association sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Adams Fire & Ems ($351k), Town of Binghamton Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($351k) and Burke Volunteer Fire Department Inc Silas Vincent ($350k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $550k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $550k. It reported 48 employees.