Centralia-Peosta Community Fire Department

Analysis

Centralia-Peosta Community Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Peosta, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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, Centralia-Peosta Community Fire Department reported income of $445k and spending of $362k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $318k to $445k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 70% 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, Centralia-Peosta Community Fire Department sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nefda Inc ($445k), Middletown Volunteer Fire Company ($446k) and Elkins Park Fire Company ($445k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $2.2m.