The Volunteer Fire Department of Moscow Idaho Inc

Analysis

The Volunteer Fire Department of Moscow Idaho Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Moscow, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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, The Volunteer Fire Department of Moscow Idaho Inc reported income of $791k and spending of $632k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $836k to $791k (-5.4%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, The Volunteer Fire Department of Moscow Idaho Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red Oak District Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($791k), Onancock Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated ($791k) and Timmonsville Rescue Squad ($789k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $761, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 32 employees.