Highland Volunteer Fire Department

Analysis

Highland Volunteer Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2024, 2 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, Highland Volunteer Fire Department reported income of $251k and spending of $157k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $261k to $251k (-3.7%), an average of -0.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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, Highland Volunteer Fire Department sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management ($251k), North Montgomery Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($251k) and Elrama Community Volunteer Fire Company and Relief Association ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $270k, net assets of $2.0m.