Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance

Analysis

Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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 February 2024, Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance reported income of $76k and spending of $37k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income fell from $170k to $76k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 310%. Over the whole period it spent 167% 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, Santa Barbara Firefighters Alliance sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairview Borough and Township Firemens Relief Association ($76k), Pine Glen Fire Company ($76k) and Twelve Mile Community Fire Dept Inc ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. It paid $2,500 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $248k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $248k.