County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association

Analysis

County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellflower, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association reported income of $925k and spending of $917k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $925k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Federation of Indian Associations ($924k), Bronx County Historical Society ($925k) and Actf Management Ltd ($924k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 24% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $3,074, net assets of $1.7m.