Friends of Smith Valley Fire District

Analysis

Friends of Smith Valley Fire District is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. 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, Friends of Smith Valley Fire District reported income of $52k and spending of $12k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $121k to $52k (-57%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 36% 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 Smith Valley Fire District sits at the 19th percentile: it is larger than about 19% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 17th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinton TWP Volunteer Rescue and Fire Dept ($52k), Hoback Volunteer Fire Department ($52k) and Grasshopper Valley Volunteer Fire Company ($52k).

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 $111k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $111k.