Fairview Fire Dept

Analysis

Fairview Fire Dept is a registered charity in United States, based in Clanton, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2009, 17 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, Fairview Fire Dept reported income of $85k and spending of $101k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $245k to $85k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Fairview Fire Dept sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 31st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Melcher-Dallas Emergency Response Association ($85k), D41 Kids Foundation ($85k) and Washington Ladies Auxiliary to Fire Company ($85k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $415k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $415k.