Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs

Analysis

Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs is a registered charity in United States, based in Phil Campbell, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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 September 2023, Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs reported income of $124k and spending of $111k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $157k to $124k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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, Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Homicide Investigators Association Inc ($124k), Stony Creek Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($124k) and Reliance Fire Company ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $365k against liabilities of $1,699, net assets of $363k. It reported 1 employees.