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National Fire Safety Council Inc

Michigan CTR, Michigan · EIN 38-2292422 · Public Safety & Disaster · tax-exempt since 1981

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 41.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 23,325 public safety & disaster nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.98.4 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.72% of practices72
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.44
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.96% from one source24
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.76.3%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.10.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.13not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$341K$414K−$74K$3.40M98.452D
Oct 2024Form 990$3.65M$3.70M−$52K$3.47M11.351B
Oct 2023Form 990$3.70M$3.80M−$101K$3.33M10.558C
Oct 2022Form 990$4.01M$3.73M$283K$3.41M11.047B
Oct 2021Form 990$4.02M$3.37M$648K$3.27M11.654C
Oct 2020Form 990$2.92M$3.14M−$224K$2.51M9.655C
Oct 2019Form 990$3.24M$3.19M$48K$2.71M10.254B
Oct 2018Form 990$3.22M$3.17M$49K$2.62M9.951C
Oct 2017Form 990$3.56M$2.95M$609K$2.58M10.558C
Oct 2016Form 990$3.20M$3.24M−$44K$1.97M7.353C

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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