Porter Firemans Relief Association

Analysis

Porter Firemans Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Porter, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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, Porter Firemans Relief Association reported income of $59k and spending of $55k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $23k to $59k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, Porter Firemans Relief Association sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 19th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chapel Oaks Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($59k), Clark Vol Fire Dept ($59k) and Jerome Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary Inc ($59k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,600 (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4,500. At year end it held assets of $37k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $37k. It reported 3 employees.