Creston Firefighters Association

Analysis

Creston Firefighters Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 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 June 2024, Creston Firefighters Association reported income of $237k and spending of $101k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $36k to $237k (+559%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 1696%. Over the whole period it spent 16% 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, Creston Firefighters Association sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% 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 Great Bend Hose Co 1 ($237k), Monroe County Rescue Squad ($237k) and Western Wayne County Mutual Aid Association ($237k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.4m.