Avalon Volunteer Fire Company

Analysis

Avalon Volunteer Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2026. 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, Avalon Volunteer Fire Company reported income of $60k and spending of $83k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $30k to $60k (+100%), an average of +100% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 158% 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, Avalon Volunteer Fire Company sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bigfoot Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($60k), Medic Outpost Inc ($60k) and Crowell Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($60k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $334k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $334k.