West Region Wildfire Council

Analysis

West Region Wildfire Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgway, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, West Region Wildfire Council reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $594k to $1.6m (+170%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, West Region Wildfire Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Hills Ambulance Association ($1.6m), One805 Inc ($1.6m) and Hanyc Foundation Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $425k. At year end it held assets of $906k against liabilities of $793, net assets of $905k. It reported 8 employees.