International Association of Fire Fighters

Analysis

International Association of Fire Fighters is a registered charity in United States, based in Dix Hills, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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 December 2023, International Association of Fire Fighters reported income of $102k and spending of $114k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $95k to $102k (+7.0%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, International Association of Fire Fighters sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyndhurst Volunteer Fire Department ($102k), Manchester Township Volunteer Fire Company No 1 ($102k) and Reader Volunteer Fire Department ($102k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $935 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $935.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.