Orange County Fire Authority Foundation

Analysis

Orange County Fire Authority Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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 June 2024, Orange County Fire Authority Foundation reported income of $170k and spending of $165k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income fell from $304k to $170k (-44%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, Orange County Fire Authority Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include White Plains Volunteer Fire Department ($170k), Ogden Fire Company No 1 ($170k) and Hardyston Township Volunteer Firedepartment Inc ($170k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $322k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $309k.