Friends of Bigfork Fire Department

Analysis

Friends of Bigfork Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Bigfork, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Friends of Bigfork Fire Department reported income of $68k and spending of $55k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $52k to $68k (+32%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Friends of Bigfork Fire Department sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Troy Volunteer Fire and Ambulance ($68k), Dry Run Volunteer Fire Department C/O Terry Powell ($68k) and Iaai Foundation Inc ($68k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% of the total. At year end it held assets of $242k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $242k.