Tri-County Firesafe Working Group

Analysis

Tri-County Firesafe Working Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 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 June 2023, Tri-County Firesafe Working Group reported income of $358k and spending of $355k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $270k to $358k (+32%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Tri-County Firesafe Working Group sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bedford Volunteer Fire Department ($358k), Polk Township Volunteer Fire Co ($358k) and Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council Inc ($358k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $32k (9.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $124k against liabilities of $65k, net assets of $59k.