Los Angeles County Fire Department

Analysis

Los Angeles County Fire Department is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, Los Angeles County Fire Department reported income of $441k and spending of $910k, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $441k (-71%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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, Los Angeles County Fire Department sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marion County Long Term Recovery Group ($441k), Bunyan Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($442k) and South Surry Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($441k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.1m.