The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Fighters Association

Analysis

The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Fighters Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Scotch Plains, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. 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, The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Fighters Association reported income of $61k and spending of $56k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $41k to $61k (+48%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Fighters Association sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Association of Nonprofit Organizations Inc ($61k), Little League Baseball Inc ($61k) and Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation ($61k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $141k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $141k.