Ripon Volunteer Firemans Association

Analysis

Ripon Volunteer Firemans Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Ripon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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 June 2024, Ripon Volunteer Firemans Association reported income of $95k and spending of $20k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $89k to $95k (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Ripon Volunteer Firemans Association sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Alexandria Volunteer Fire Dept Inc ($95k), E-470 Public Highway Authority Transportation Safety Foundation ($95k) and Elm Mott Fire Rescue ($95k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% of the total. At year end it held assets of $889k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $889k.