Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellvue, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2014, 12 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, Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $177k and spending of $129k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $129k to $177k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 44% 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, Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edinburg Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($177k), Hegins Valley Fire Rescue ($177k) and Texas Operation Lifesaver 999 ($177k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.