Southern Yavapai Fire Department

Analysis

Southern Yavapai Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkland, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 July 2023, Southern Yavapai Fire Department reported income of $201k and spending of $216k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2023, income fell from $300k to $201k (-33%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Southern Yavapai Fire Department sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middle River Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company Inc ($201k), Garretson Volunteer Fire Department ($201k) and Duboistown Fire Department ($201k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $270k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $231k.