After reading the article about the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance mailer to Williston residents, I decided to research this outfit.
The website CharityNavigator.Org, arguably, the best authority on the legitimacy of individual charities gives the Volunteer Firefighter Alliance a rating of NR (not rated).
Not rated means that a charity does not meet the criteria of the website since they are not required file an IRS form 990.
They file a 990-N indicating an income of less than $50,000 per year. Not much income for a so-called national organization.
How much “national effort to retain . . . firefighters, recruit new volunteers, and help our fire departments raise funds . . “ can be done on less than 50G a year?
It is much better for our residents to donate to their respective fire departments, manned by our neighbors.
When you do so, you now where your money is going.
Alan Reff
East Williston
