Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan

Analysis

Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan is a registered charity in United States, based in Tappan, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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, Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan reported income of $211k and spending of $71k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $155k to $211k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Volunteer Fire Association of Tappan sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Claysburg Volunteer Fire Co ($211k), Solon Firefighters Association ($211k) and 2x4s for Hope ($211k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 32% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.