Washington Fire Department

Analysis

Washington Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Zanesville, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 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, Washington Fire Department reported income of $685k and spending of $574k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $446k to $685k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Washington Fire Department sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Milford Western District Fire Company No 1 ($684k), Ausable Forks Volunteer Ambulance Service Corporation ($686k) and Odenton Voluteer Fire Company Inc Odenton Anne Arundel County of MD ($684k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $604k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $604k. It reported 17 employees.