West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association

Analysis

West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Crystal, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mutual and membership benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association reported income of $2.0m and spending of $586k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $841k to $2.0m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mended Hearts Inc ($2.0m), Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri ($2.0m) and Whidbey Island Waldorf School ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8,600 (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $300. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 34 employees.