Arlington Fire Relief Association

Analysis

Arlington Fire Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Arlington Fire Relief Association reported income of $107k and spending of $108k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $107k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 43% 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, Arlington Fire Relief Association sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rumson Fire Company of East Oceanic Inc ($107k), Light My Fire Inc ($107k) and Womens Auxiliary Association of Monkey Island ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $900 (0.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $2,367, net assets of $1.3m.