Ridge Firemans Relief Association

Analysis

Ridge Firemans Relief Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Spring City, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 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, Ridge Firemans Relief Association reported income of $156k and spending of $124k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $144k to $156k (+7.9%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 74% 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, Ridge Firemans Relief Association 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 46th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coeymans Hollow Volunteer Fire Corporation ($156k), Todd Mission Volunteer Fire Department ($156k) and Pioneer Hose Company 1 ($156k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.