International Association of Wildland Fire

Analysis

International Association of Wildland Fire is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, International Association of Wildland Fire reported income of $467k and spending of $452k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $350k to $467k (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, International Association of Wildland Fire sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opry Heritage Foundation of Oklahoma ($467k), Harrisburg Area Riverboat Society ($467k) and Abada-Capoeira San Francisco ($467k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (16% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $112k against liabilities of $9,788, net assets of $103k.