Whitehall Fire Company

Analysis

Whitehall Fire Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 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, Whitehall Fire Company reported income of $348k and spending of $249k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $141k to $348k (+148%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 338%. Over the whole period it spent 71% 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, Whitehall Fire Company sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Imsa Southeastern Section ($348k), Old Forge Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($348k) and Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($348k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $154k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 15 employees.