Tioga Fire Department

Analysis

Tioga Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Tioga, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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, Tioga Fire Department reported income of $2.9m and spending of $847k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $831k to $2.9m (+250%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 483%. Over the whole period it spent 48% 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, Tioga Fire Department sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln County Ems and Rescue Inc ($2.9m), American Transportation Research Institute Inc ($2.9m) and Islamic Medical Association of North America Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 27 employees.