Big Mountain Firefighters Association

Analysis

Big Mountain Firefighters Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Whitefish, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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, Big Mountain Firefighters Association reported income of $57k and spending of $67k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $665k to $57k (-91%), an average of -71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Big Mountain Firefighters Association sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 19th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Singers Glen Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($57k), Selby Ambulance Service ($57k) and Ephraim Fire-Rescue Association Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $135k.