Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia Inc

Analysis

Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1964, 62 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, Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia Inc reported income of $294k and spending of $184k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $251k to $294k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 55% 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, Second Alarmers Association of Philadelphia Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Comision Ciudadana Para LA Auditoria Integral Del Credito Pub ($293k), Pioneer Steam Fire Engine Company No 1 of Ephrata Pennsylvania ($294k) and Orrum Township Volunteer Fire Department ($293k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.7m.