Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department of Ekalaka Montana

Analysis

Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department of Ekalaka Montana is a registered charity in United States, based in Ekalaka, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 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, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department of Ekalaka Montana reported income of $231k and spending of $19k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $37k to $231k (+517%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1638%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Ekalaka Volunteer Fire Department of Ekalaka Montana sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridgehampton Volunteer Fire Department ($231k), Harbin VFD ($231k) and Union Hose and Engine Company Inc ($231k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.7% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $487k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $487k.