Napa Communities Firewise Foundatio N

Analysis

Napa Communities Firewise Foundatio N is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Napa Communities Firewise Foundatio N reported income of $12.3m and spending of $12.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $608k to $12.3m (+1926%), an average of +173% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 994%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Napa Communities Firewise Foundatio N sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aopa Foundation ($12.0m), Lehigh Valley Health Network Emergency Medical Services ($12.5m) and Quad City Helicopter Emergency Medical Service ($11.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $427k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $875k. It paid $117k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $820k. It reported 15 employees.