Steele Volunteer Fire District

Analysis

Steele Volunteer Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Steele, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 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, Steele Volunteer Fire District reported income of $154k and spending of $107k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $111k to $154k (+38%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Steele Volunteer Fire District sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Howell Township Fire Company No 1 Inc ($153k), Lacrosse Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($154k) and Weston Volunteer Fire Dept ($153k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $500k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $500k.