First Responders Foundation

Analysis

First Responders Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Omaha, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, First Responders Foundation reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $550k to $1.2m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, First Responders Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Portage Volunteer Fire Company No 1 ($1.2m), New Waverly Volunteer Fire Department ($1.2m) and Summerville Bunnlevel Fire & Rescue Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $383k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $8,146, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 12 employees.