Northern Sonoma County Fire Foundation

Analysis

Northern Sonoma County Fire Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Geyserville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1970, 56 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, Northern Sonoma County Fire Foundation reported income of $507k and spending of $568k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $545k to $507k (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Northern Sonoma County Fire Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cranbury First Aid Squad Inc ($505k), Valleytown Rural Fire and Rescue Department ($508k) and Hatching Hope ($505k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $669k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $669k.