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Hixton Volunteer Fire Department

Hixton, Wisconsin · EIN 80-0836464 · Public Safety & Disaster · tax-exempt since 2013

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 49.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2025.

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.24.9 months65
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.9% of practices9
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.37
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.30% from one source77
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2025Form 990$144K$163K−$19K$339K24.90D
Dec 2024Form 990$175K$241K−$66K$386K19.20D
Dec 2023Form 990$202K$199K$2,604$452K27.30D
Dec 2022Form 990$251K$159K$92K$449K33.90D
Dec 2021Form 990$136K$156K−$19K$357K27.50C
Dec 2020Form 990$161K$182K−$20K$377K24.90D
Jan 2019Form 990$163K$101K$61K$529K62.50F
Jan 2018Form 990$250K$78K$172K$467K71.80F
Jan 2017Form 990-EZ$106K$59K$47K$295K60.3D

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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