First Responder Benefit Association

Analysis

First Responder Benefit Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2018, 8 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, First Responder Benefit Association reported income of $69k and spending of $185k, spending 268% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $113k to $69k (-39%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, First Responder Benefit Association sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opine-Tallahatta Springs Volunteer Fire Department ($69k), VT Ems District 6 ($69k) and Safety City of Marion Ohio ($69k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $112, net assets of $67k.