Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation

Analysis

Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation reported income of $103k and spending of $119k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $113k to $103k (-8.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA New York Congress ($103k), Little League Baseball Inc ($103k) and Boardman Arts Park Inc ($103k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $705k against liabilities of $2,267, net assets of $702k. It reported 4 employees.