Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue Ems

Analysis

Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue Ems is a registered charity in United States, based in Clairton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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, Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue Ems reported income of $1.5m and spending of $889k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $330k to $1.5m (+351%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 222%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Jefferson Hills Fire Rescue Ems sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Community Fire Company of Rising Sun Incorporated ($1.5m), Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group ($1.5m) and Hopedale Volunteer Fire Department ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $500k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 50 employees.