Greater Tucson Fire Foundation

Analysis

Greater Tucson Fire Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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, Greater Tucson Fire Foundation reported income of $542k and spending of $431k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $319k to $542k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 272%. Over the whole period it spent 42% 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, Greater Tucson Fire Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greenleaf Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($542k), Florida One Dmat Inc ($543k) and Cape Fear Rural Fire Department Inc ($542k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $1,646, net assets of $2.1m.