Skyview Volunteer Fire Company West Mifflin No 4

Analysis

Skyview Volunteer Fire Company West Mifflin No 4 is a registered charity in United States, based in West Mifflin, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, Skyview Volunteer Fire Company West Mifflin No 4 reported income of $285k and spending of $366k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $285k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Skyview Volunteer Fire Company West Mifflin No 4 sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 59th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Belvidere-Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($285k), Mt Solon Volunteer Fire Co and Rescue Squad Inc ($285k) and James City - Bruton Volunteer Fire Department ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% of the total. It paid $1,758 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $907k, net assets of $884k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.