Colorado State Fire Chiefs

Analysis

Colorado State Fire Chiefs is a registered charity in United States, based in Broomfield, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Colorado State Fire Chiefs reported income of $645k and spending of $708k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $499k to $645k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Colorado State Fire Chiefs 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 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moneta Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($644k), No 7 Township Fire and Rescue Dept of Craven County N C ($646k) and Karnes City Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($644k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $114k. At year end it held assets of $127k against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $49k. It reported 1 employees.