Hazel Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Hazel Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Hazel, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 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, Hazel Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $57k and spending of $20k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $87k to $57k (-35%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Hazel Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 17th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramsey Rescue Squad Incorporated ($57k), Alliance for Disaster Relief Inc ($57k) and Protectives Inc ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $226k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $226k.