Watford City Fire Department

Analysis

Watford City Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Watford City, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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, Watford City Fire Department reported income of $299k and spending of $204k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $629k to $299k (-52%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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, Watford City Fire Department sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Auburn Area Fire Depart Inc ($299k), Franklin Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($299k) and Oreland Vol Fire Co No 1 ($299k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $7,841, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 21 employees.