Fillmore Search and Rescue

Analysis

Fillmore Search and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Fillmore, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Fillmore Search and Rescue reported income of $64k and spending of $35k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $84k to $64k (-25%), an average of -6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 35% 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, Fillmore Search and Rescue sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sparta White County Volunteer Rescue Squad Inc ($63k), Somerdale Fire Department Inc ($64k) and Welcome Fire Department Relief Association ($63k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $621k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $621k.