Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society

Analysis

Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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 December 2023, Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society reported income of $106k and spending of $19k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $180k to $106k (-41%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 34% 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, Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Grimes County Fire Association ($106k), Twin Fire & Rescue Service Inc ($106k) and The Bunker Hill Fire Company ($105k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $417k against liabilities of $387, net assets of $417k.