Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Inc

Analysis

Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Falls Church, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.9m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $2.2m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Voluntary Protection Programs Participants Association Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Joseph Home for Children ($2.2m), Lorton Community Action Center ($2.2m) and Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $742k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.