Firefighteraid

Analysis

Firefighteraid is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Firefighteraid reported income of $240k and spending of $210k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $166k to $240k (+45%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Firefighteraid sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vincent House Inc ($240k), Vilas Food Pantry Inc ($240k) and American Junior Brahman Breeders Association ($240k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% of the total. At year end it held assets of $754k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $742k.