Butte County Fire Safe Council

Analysis

Butte County Fire Safe Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Paradise, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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, Butte County Fire Safe Council reported income of $7.2m and spending of $7.0m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $7.2m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Butte County Fire Safe Council sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ers International ($7.0m), Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative ($7.3m) and Keep Them Safe Foundation Inc ($6.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (1.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 43 employees.