Wyoming-Montana Safety Council

Analysis

Wyoming-Montana Safety Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Cheyenne, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1965, 61 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 June 2024, Wyoming-Montana Safety Council reported income of $261k and spending of $406k, spending 156% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $881k to $261k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Wyoming-Montana Safety Council sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Lake Volunteer Firemens Relief Association ($260k), Sister Lakes Fire Department ($261k) and Wallace Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 9 employees.