High Bridge Fire Department

Analysis

High Bridge Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in High Bridge, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1971, 55 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, High Bridge Fire Department reported income of $154k and spending of $178k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $175k to $154k (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, High Bridge Fire Department sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hurleyvolunteer Fire Department Inc ($154k), Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department ($154k) and South Central Region Ems & Trauma Care Council ($154k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $448k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $448k.