Alpa Emergency Relief Fund Inc

Analysis

Alpa Emergency Relief Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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 supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alpa Emergency Relief Fund Inc reported income of $145k and spending of $111k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $145k (-86%), an average of -86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 22% 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, Alpa Emergency Relief Fund Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hyndman Volunteer Fire Department ($145k), Randolph Township Volunteer Fire Department ($145k) and Hop Bottom Hose Company ($144k).

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 $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.