United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association

Analysis

United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1964, 62 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2022, United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association reported income of $854k and spending of $890k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $1.8m to $854k (-53%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horneytown Volunteer Fire Department of Forsyth County Inc ($852k), Renegade Relief Foundation Inc ($855k) and Romney Fire Company ($852k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (3.3% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 8 employees.