Fire Department Relief Association of Northfield MN

Analysis

Fire Department Relief Association of Northfield MN is a registered charity in United States, based in Northfield, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Fire Department Relief Association of Northfield MN reported income of $574k and spending of $220k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $586k to $574k (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 120% 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, Fire Department Relief Association of Northfield MN 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 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mount Hermon Volunteer Fire & ($574k), United Cajun Navy ($574k) and Bikehouston Inc ($574k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $800 (0.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 13 employees.