West Des Moines Emergency Medical Association

Analysis

West Des Moines Emergency Medical Association is a registered charity in United States, based in WDM, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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, West Des Moines Emergency Medical Association reported income of $60k and spending of $63k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $60k (+24%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, West Des Moines Emergency Medical Association sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Tree Volunteer Fire Company ($60k), Fillmore Volunteer Firefighters Foundation Inc ($60k) and Victor Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $35k.