Nicholson Fire District 13 Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Nicholson Fire District 13 Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Nicholson, MS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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 September 2023, Nicholson Fire District 13 Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $62k and spending of $30k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2023, income fell from $140k to $62k (-55%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 289%. Over the whole period it spent -267% 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, Nicholson Fire District 13 Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Tiny House Project ($62k), Centennial Valley Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary ($62k) and Pine Grove Fire District Association ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $271k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $271k.