Firecracker Forum

Analysis

Firecracker Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Firecracker Forum reported income of $502k and spending of $470k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $225k to $502k (+124%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 124%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Firecracker Forum sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chamber Music Conference & ($502k), Security Bsides Las Vegas Inc ($502k) and Gatherings on the Green Inc ($502k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (41% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $152k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $99k.