Central Cascades Fire & Ems

Analysis

Central Cascades Fire & Ems is a registered charity in United States, based in Crescent Lake, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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 June 2023, Central Cascades Fire & Ems reported income of $314k and spending of $275k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $249k to $314k (+26%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Central Cascades Fire & Ems sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilmer County Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($314k), Liberty Chapel Volunteer Fire Fighters Inc Liberty Chapel ($314k) and Stillwater Firefighters Association ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 1 employees.