Cass Lake Rural Volunteer Fire Association

Analysis

Cass Lake Rural Volunteer Fire Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Cass Lake, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 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, Cass Lake Rural Volunteer Fire Association reported income of $633k and spending of $354k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $301k to $633k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Cass Lake Rural Volunteer Fire Association sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklinton Fire Department Inc ($632k), Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Dept ($633k) and Kuhl Hose Co ($632k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $3,083, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 27 employees.