Cosby-Helena Fire Protection District

Analysis

Cosby-Helena Fire Protection District is a registered charity in United States, based in Cosby, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2007, 19 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, Cosby-Helena Fire Protection District reported income of $306k and spending of $76k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $69k to $306k (+346%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 286%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, Cosby-Helena Fire Protection District sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Fire Co of Craley ($306k), River Road Rescue Squad Inc ($307k) and Community Fire Company 1 of North Whitehall Township ($306k).

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 $878k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $878k.