National Fire Protection Association

Analysis

National Fire Protection Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Quincy, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1927, 99 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Fire Protection Association reported income of $96.1m and spending of $81.5m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $81.3m to $96.1m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, National Fire Protection Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc ($94.8m), Global Empowerment Mission Inc ($162.9m) and Civil Air Patrol ($91.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.4m (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.8m. At year end it held assets of $402.7m against liabilities of $37.2m, net assets of $365.4m. It reported 424 employees.