Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association

Analysis

Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Red Wing, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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, Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association reported income of $198k and spending of $27k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $486k to $198k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 56% 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, Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eden Firemens Association ($198k), Mine Run Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($198k) and Porter Township Volunteer Firemen Inc ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $2.0m.