Volunteer Firefighter Alliance

Analysis

Volunteer Firefighter Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in White Pine, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Volunteer Firefighter Alliance reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.9m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $5.0m (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Volunteer Firefighter Alliance sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvey Volunteer Fire Company No 2 ($5.0m), Someone Cares Inc of Atlanta ($5.0m) and Americas Poison Centers ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $230k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. It paid $1.8m in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $891k against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $459k. It reported 4 employees.