Boscobel & Rural Fire District

Analysis

Boscobel & Rural Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Boscobel, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2021, 5 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, Boscobel & Rural Fire District reported income of $361k and spending of $352k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $227k to $361k (+59%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Boscobel & Rural Fire District sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% 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 Mitchiners Cross Road Rural Fire Department Inc ($361k), Eldridge Volunteer Fire Co ($361k) and Penn Forest Township Volunteer Fire Co No 1 ($361k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,645 (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $470k against liabilities of $5,649, net assets of $465k. It reported 47 employees.