United Phoenix Fire Fighters Association Inc

What it reported doing in 2023

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.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 93%; rating input score 93
• Fundraising efficiency: $11.62 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 40th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 3.8%; rating input score 4; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -66.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.7%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -13.4% per year; rating input score 0; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: -6.4% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings