Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston

Analysis

Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellaire, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 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, Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston reported income of $332k and spending of $296k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $718k to $332k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Fire Fighters Foundation of Houston sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care Resource Connection ($332k), Brazos County Precinct 4 Volunteer Fire Department ($332k) and Metal Township Fire and Ambulance Company Inc ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. At year end it held assets of $528k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $528k.