Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept

Analysis

Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Grafton, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept reported income of $277k and spending of $149k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $277k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Grafton Volunteer Fire Dept sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Aetna Volunteer Fire Dept ($276k), Union Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($277k) and United Rescue Alliance Inc ($276k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 33 employees.