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Friendship Veterans Fire Association of Alexandria Virginia

EIN 23-7034338 · Alexandria, VA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROMOTE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY IN COMMUNITY. PRESERVE HISTORIC ANTIQUE FIRE EQUIPMENT. CONDUCT GOOD WILL WITH COMMUNITY BREAKFAST AND FESTIVAL.ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE: MISSION STATEMENT--THE ASSOCIATION, ESTABLISHED IN 1774, ASSISTS IN THE PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC FIREHOUSE (CIRCA 1855), IN ALEXANDRIA VA, SUPPORTS THE ALEXANDRIA FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER BENEVOLENT AND PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES TO THE ALEXANDRIA COMMUNITY. THE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES CIVIC INVOLVEMENT, HONORS THE LEGACY OF ITS 18TH CENTURY FOUNDERS--ALL DEDICATED CITIZEN FIREFIGHTERS--AND VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR PRESENT DAY FIRST-RESPONDERS. THE FRIENDSHIP FIREHOUSE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES THE HISTORIC FIREHOUSE (BUILT IN 1855) AND HIGHLIGHTS ITS ANTIQUE FIRE SERVICE APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT. IT IS AN OPEN HOUSE AND STREET FESTIVAL WITH COMMUNITY EXHIBITORS SHOWING OFF THEIR WARES. ATTENDANCE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2000-3000 VISITORS. THE ASSOCIATION AWARDS A $1,000 EDUCATIONAL SCHOL

Income
$42,903
Spending
$30,376
Reserves
87.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 64%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $23,363 spent. EXPENSES FOR SCHOLARSHIP, GW BREAKFAST CEREMONY, AND FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since August 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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