Arizona · Nonprofit
UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC
UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC (Arizona) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,587,276 to it, the largest being CDH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($1,000,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $746k
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $1.8M
What United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association Inc does
Mission
To protect and improve the quality of life in our communities through community partnerships, community service programs and life safety education.
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990.
Programs
Provide community based programs including cpr classes, child health classes and other community directed educational programs. Provides funds for programs for families whose homes have burned, cancer victims, retired and injured fire fighters. Firefighter save r kids - provides funds to train people in fire and life safety. Includes programs on drowning, accidental poisoning, babysitting, desert safety and pedestrian/bicycle safety.water drives and holiday drives- every spring firefighters from united phoenix firefighters hit the streets for multiple events to collect water for those in our community who need it. As we know summers here in phoenix area are brutally hot and can be deadly if (see schedule o) you are not prepared. We work with organizations that help kids and our homeless populations to distribute the water all summer long.firestrong, a 24/7 firefighter, family crisis and support help line is now available to local departments as well as other fire departments on a subscription basis.
$1,027,481 spentof which $831,798 as grants$104,608 earned by the program89% of program spendingCommunity services - provides funds for special programs for children and funds for organizations which provide programs for children. Also funds other community based organizations which provide charitable programs for the public.
$124,477 spentof which $124,477 as grants11% of program spendingThe arizona fallen firefighters & emergency paramedics memorial was completed and dedicated in october 2015 at the eastern edge of wesley bolin plaza as approved by the state legislature in hb2136.when the bill was passed, the prior 113 years saw 119 firefighters & paramedics lose their lives in the line of duty. No statewide memorial previously existed. Forty other states had such statewide memorials. Recent losses include firefighters, paramedics, forest service personnel and others, all dedicated to protecting arizona citizens from fire, flood and accidents. The arizona firefighters & emergency paramedics memorial is a living memorial honoring early deaths and, sadly enough, preparing for continuous growth.open space is integral to the site, allowing families, (see schedule o) individuals and groups to have a quiet moment, to sit and remember and to learn about these heroes.
$1,740 spentof which $1,740 as grants0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,153,698.
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 and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $1.1M to $2.0M (+87%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 8% · 2018 2% · 2019 1% · 2020 23% · 2021 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (75% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 5 funders, grant income rose $10k → $58k.
2 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $812k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest International Association of Fire Fighters). These are real filings, and they are not money UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 17 of 18 funders by total. 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
UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 63% of grant income and the top three 80%; 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 49% · 2019 87% · 2020 80% · 2021 86% · 2022 39% · 2023 69% — 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.
How long its funders stay
44% of UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 44% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
95% of UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $196k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 5 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,854 public safety & disaster nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC
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 Arizona
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 3 related entities
- Firefighters Charities Tax Credit LLC · disregarded
- United Phoenix Fire Fighters Assn Local 493 · exempt
- Phoenix Fire PAC · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC?
- UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC (Arizona) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,587,276 to it, the largest being CDH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($1,000,000). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $1,587,276 in grants to UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC?
- CDH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like UNITED PHOENIX FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2017–2023), and the filings of 18 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