Highland Park First Aid Squad

Analysis

Highland Park First Aid Squad is a registered charity in United States, based in Highland Park, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 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, Highland Park First Aid Squad reported income of $572k and spending of $88k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $122k to $572k (+367%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 540%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Highland Park First Aid Squad sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Longtown Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($571k), Port Royal Emergency Medical Services Inc ($572k) and Tri-Township Fire District ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $1.1m.