New York · Nonprofit
THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC
THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,550 to it, the largest being THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC ($1,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $59k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $2k
- Net assets
- $102k
What The Slingerlands Fire Dept Inc does
Mission
The primary exempt purpose of the organization is to acquire and own fire apparatus of any kind or nature for use by the organization in the protection of persons and property from injury, loss, damage, or destruction by fire. To provide suitable quarters for the use of the members of the organization in connection with the housing of fire apparatus and for providing a place of meeting for the members of the organization. To provide fire protection to the community of slinglerlands, new york, in which the operations of the organization are principally conducted and to the surrounding communities. To foster interest in all matters pertaining to the volunteer fire service and welfare of the volunteer firemen.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
To provide volunteer response to fires and other emergencies in the slingerlands fire district, and other districts in the town of bethlehem, through mutual agreements.
$33,749 spentof which $750 as grants60% of program spendingMembers organize and conduct events of interest to and for the benefit of members and the local community, including various events for the children in the community.
$13,684 spent24% of program spendingVolunteers conduct fire prevention and education activity for the benefit of the community both in the firehouse and in the local community.
$5,267 spent9% of program spendingMembers participate in regularly scheduled drills and training exercises, including programs offered by ny state, albany county, ny state association of fire chiefs.
$3,542 spent6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $56,242.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $106k to $125k (+18%).
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.
36% of THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (86% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $150 → $750.
From the IRS filings of THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC’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 SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 81% 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
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“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
100% of THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC has grown faster than half of the 3,076 public safety & disaster nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,076 public safety & disaster nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC?
- THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC (New York) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,550 to it, the largest being THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC ($1,250). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,550 in grants to THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC?
- THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SLINGERLANDS FIRE DEPT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 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