Hixton Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Hixton Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hixton, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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, Hixton Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $202k and spending of $199k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $247k to $202k (-18%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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, Hixton Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garretson Volunteer Fire Department ($201k), Monell Engine Company ($202k) and Southern Yavapai Fire Department ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $679k against liabilities of $227k, net assets of $452k.