West Fargo Rural Fire Department

Analysis

West Fargo Rural Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in West Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1981, 45 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 Fargo Rural Fire Department reported income of $642k and spending of $597k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $881k to $642k (-27%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 47% 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 Fargo Rural Fire Department sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethlehem Community Fire & Rescue Inc ($642k), Upper Saucon Volunteer Fire Dept No 1 ($642k) and Strasburg Fire Co No 1 ($640k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.2% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (15% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 23 employees.