Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium

Analysis

Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium is a registered charity in United States, based in Ocala, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium reported income of $160k and spending of $143k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $137k to $160k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 17%. 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, Florida Hazardous Materials Symposium sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tivoli Fire Co Inc ($160k), Lightstreet Community Fire Company ($160k) and Mt Morris Fire Foundation NFP ($160k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $39k against liabilities of $589, net assets of $39k.