Santa Maria Firefighters Benevolent Foundation

Analysis

Santa Maria Firefighters Benevolent Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Santa Maria Firefighters Benevolent Foundation reported income of $63k and spending of $35k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $63k (+2.6%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Santa Maria Firefighters Benevolent Foundation sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lawndale Community Day Care ($63k), Society of St Vincent Depaul Paulina-Lutcher-Gramercy Chapter ($63k) and Hope S Embrace ($63k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $82k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $82k.