Fire Adapted Colorado

Analysis

Fire Adapted Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Dolores, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Fire Adapted Colorado reported income of $368k and spending of $365k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $296k to $368k (+24%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 252%. Over the whole period it spent 85% 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, Fire Adapted Colorado 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 62nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Independent Fire Company No 1 Foundation Inc ($368k), Belpre Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($368k) and Rise Tampa Our Police Foundation ($368k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $183k against liabilities of $3,889, net assets of $179k. It reported 4 employees.