Alpine Fire Safe Council

Analysis

Alpine Fire Safe Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Markleeville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alpine Fire Safe Council reported income of $244k and spending of $366k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $189k to $244k (+29%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Alpine Fire Safe Council sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ligoner Volunteer Hose Co 1 ($244k), Springfield Township Volunteer Hose Company ($244k) and Emory Volunteer Fire Department ($243k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $80k. It reported 2 employees.