Butte County Firefighters Burn Andbenevolent Fund

Analysis

Butte County Firefighters Burn Andbenevolent Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Oroville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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 Firefighters Burn Andbenevolent Fund reported income of $60k and spending of $27k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $423k to $60k (-86%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 2806%. Over the whole period it spent 125% 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 Firefighters Burn Andbenevolent Fund sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cooperstown Fire Department Inc ($60k), Montour Falls Fire Department Inc ($60k) and Maplewood Community Volunteer Fire Company ($60k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $222k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $222k.