California Fire Prevention Organization

Analysis

California Fire Prevention Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, California Fire Prevention Organization reported income of $267k and spending of $270k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $267k (+192%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 363%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, California Fire Prevention Organization sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Safety Professionals ($266k), The Mariaville Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($267k) and West Stafford Fire Department Incorporated ($266k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9,604 against liabilities of $70k, net assets of -$61k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.