Oklahoma Safety Council Incorporated

Analysis

Oklahoma Safety Council Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Oklahoma City, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1959, 67 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, Oklahoma Safety Council Incorporated reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. 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, Oklahoma Safety Council Incorporated sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Erwin Fire Department and Rescue Squad Inc ($1.4m), Fruitland Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($1.4m) and Munhall Area Prehospital Services ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $336k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $656k, net assets of $639k. It reported 11 employees.