Purchase Fire Dept Inc

Analysis

Purchase Fire Dept Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Purchase, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 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 November 2023, Purchase Fire Dept Inc reported income of $104k and spending of $41k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $92k to $104k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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, Purchase Fire Dept Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thrive Ansanm ($104k), Sister Corps Inc ($104k) and East Taylor Township Volunteer Fire Company ($104k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% of the total. At year end it held assets of $940k against liabilities of $2,487, net assets of $937k.