First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupation

Analysis

First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupation is a registered charity in United States, based in Crofton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 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 supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $623k to $1.2m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 185%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, First Responder Center for Excellence for Reducing Occupation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Oregon Green Association ($1.2m), Washington Hose Co No 1 ($1.2m) and Atwell Township Volunteer Fire Department ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $492k. It reported 4 employees.