Firefighters Burn Institute

Analysis

Firefighters Burn Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1978, 48 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, Firefighters Burn Institute reported income of $1.0m and spending of $875k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Firefighters Burn Institute sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Northwest Trail Association ($1.0m), Sisters of St Joseph Mission and Ministries Foundation ($1.0m) and International Society for Experimental Hematology ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $275k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 6 employees.