West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation

Analysis

West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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, West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation reported income of $655k and spending of $376k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $636k to $655k (+3.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Harrison Volunteer Fire Department ($655k), Sonco Ambulance Inc ($656k) and New Hope Fire Department Inc ($654k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $19k (5.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $13.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13.3m.