North Dakota Firefighters Association

Analysis

North Dakota Firefighters Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1975, 51 years ago. 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, North Dakota Firefighters Association reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+72%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, North Dakota Firefighters Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Small Business Utility Advocates ($2.0m), St Andrews Retirement Community ($2.0m) and Joseph T Simpson Public Library ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $178k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 6 employees.