Chaffee County Search and Rescue-South

Analysis

Chaffee County Search and Rescue-South is a registered charity in United States, based in Poncha SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 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, Chaffee County Search and Rescue-South reported income of $78k and spending of $68k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $75k to $78k (+4.3%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 68% 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, Chaffee County Search and Rescue-South sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kelmann Cares Foundation Inc ($78k), Merit Volunteer Fire Dept ($78k) and South Franklin Volunteer Frie Department Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $271k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $271k.