The Fortress

Analysis

The Fortress is a registered charity in United States, based in Willmar, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2023, The Fortress reported income of $681k and spending of $735k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $470k to $681k (+45%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Fortress sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lukes House - a Clinic for Healing and Hope ($681k), Highland County Society for Cripp Led Children & Adults ($682k) and Advancing Innovation in Dermatology Inc ($681k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $226k against liabilities of $4,389, net assets of $221k. It reported 9 employees.