Armstrong Benefited Fire District

Analysis

Armstrong Benefited Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Armstrong, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2017, 9 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, Armstrong Benefited Fire District reported income of $147k and spending of $91k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $147k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 219%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Armstrong Benefited Fire District sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bloomingdale Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($147k), East Roane County Volunteer Fire Dept ($147k) and Lometa Volunteer Fire Dept ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.