Philadelphia Police & Fire Pipes & Drums

Analysis

Philadelphia Police & Fire Pipes & Drums is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 February 2023, Philadelphia Police & Fire Pipes & Drums reported income of $141k and spending of $153k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income grew from $111k to $141k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Philadelphia Police & Fire Pipes & Drums sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Austin Asian American Film Festival ($141k), Waterloo Area Historical Society ($141k) and Cambridge Forum Inc ($141k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $208k against liabilities of $3,367, net assets of $204k.