West Ridge Fire Department

Analysis

West Ridge Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 March 2024, West Ridge Fire Department reported income of $869k and spending of $682k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $728k to $869k (+19%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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, West Ridge Fire Department sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chester Volunteer Firemens Association ($869k), Ludwigs Corner Fire Company No 1 ($870k) and Ukraine Aid International ($868k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $102k. It paid $22k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 27 employees.