San Jose Fire Museum

Analysis

San Jose Fire Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 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 (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, San Jose Fire Museum reported income of $196k and spending of $201k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $483k to $196k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Jose Fire Museum sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Madison Opera Foundation Inc ($196k), Newtown Arts Company ($196k) and Wcne Educational Community Radio ($196k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $1,451, net assets of $2.9m.