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THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $900 to it, the largest being JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION ($550). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$58k
Funders on record
3
Grants received
$900
Net assets
$157k
3/3 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 0%
01What it does

What The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Fighters Association does

Mission

To promote fire training, education and enhancement of the Volunteer Firefighters and to educate the public in fire safety and prevention.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Health and wellness

    $2,131 spent
    12% of program spending

  2. Annual dinner

    $2,930 spent
    16% of program spending

  3. Antique engine restoration

    $9,828 spent
    54% of program spending

  4. External donations

    $1,700 spent
    9% of program spending

  5. Firehouse purchase

    $1,543 spent
    9% of program spending

The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $18,132.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($61k) Expenses 100 ($44k) Net assets 100 ($121k)2022 Revenue 68 ($41k) Expenses 59 ($26k) Net assets 113 ($136k)2023 Revenue 100 ($61k) Expenses 128 ($56k) Net assets 116 ($141k)2024 Revenue 95 ($58k) Expenses 94 ($41k) Net assets 130 ($157k)
2021202220232024
Revenue (95)Expenses (94)Net assets (130)

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $141k to $157k (+12%).

$121k
$136k
$141k
$157k
2021202220232024
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.

$17k
’21
$15k
’22
$4k
’23
$16k
’24
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $50 → $200.

Funder
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
2
1
2
1
2

From the IRS filings of THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

How concentrated its funding is

THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 61% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

61%
largest funder
100%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 50% · 2022 100% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.

“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION draws 78% of its grant income from funders outside New Jersey, across 3 states in all.

NY
PA
NJ

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’20
’21
’22
’23
New Jersey out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Organizations like THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In New Jersey

Toms River Volunteer Fire Company #180%North Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department80%Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department80%Saddle River Fire Association Inc79%Riverdale Volunteer Fire Co Inc79%Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department78%Emerson Volunteer Fire Department78%North Branch Volunteer Fire Company Inc78%

Nationally

The Plains Volunteer Fire Company Inc82%Spencerport Volunteer Firemens Assoc Inc82%Scotland Volunteer Fire Department81%Toms River Volunteer Fire Company #180%North Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department80%Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department80%Clarks Hill-Lauramie Volunteer Fire Department Inc80%Whitmore Volunteer Fire Company79%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

NJ

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION?
THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (New Jersey) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $900 to it, the largest being JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION ($550). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION have?
IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $900 in grants to THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION?
JPMORGAN CHASE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $550 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE SCOTCH PLAINS VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Jersey. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2021–2024), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing