Western Pennsylvania and Rescue Development Center

Analysis

Western Pennsylvania and Rescue Development Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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, Western Pennsylvania and Rescue Development Center reported income of $80k and spending of $102k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $226k to $80k (-65%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Western Pennsylvania and Rescue Development Center sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keokee Volunteer Fire and Rescue ($80k), Pines Fire Department Inc ($80k) and Vershire Fire and Rescue ($80k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5,399. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of -$23k.