West Jackson County Fire Department

Analysis

West Jackson County Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Ocean Springs, MS. 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 September 2021, West Jackson County Fire Department reported income of $91k and spending of $100k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2021, income fell from $91k to $91k (-0.2%), an average of -0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, West Jackson County Fire Department sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within MS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horton Township Volunteer Fire Dept ($91k), Friedens Fire Co ($91k) and Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire and Rescue ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $61k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $61k.