Novato Fire Foundation

Analysis

Novato Fire Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Novato, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. 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, Novato Fire Foundation reported income of $81k and spending of $129k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $81k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Novato Fire Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barrow Mansion Development Corp Parent Assoc ($81k), Florida Coalition for the Homeless Inc ($81k) and Little League Baseball Inc ($81k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $243k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $243k.