Fairview Fire and Rescue

Analysis

Fairview Fire and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairview, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 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, Fairview Fire and Rescue reported income of $1.1m and spending of $675k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $629k to $1.1m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, Fairview Fire and Rescue sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Point Volunteer Fire ($1.1m), The Clay County Emergency and Rescue Squad Inc ($1.1m) and Wisconsin Tavern League Foundation Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $6,000. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.4m.