Santa Clara Fire Safe Council

Analysis

Santa Clara Fire Safe Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Saratoga, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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, Santa Clara Fire Safe Council reported income of $5.1m and spending of $5.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $5.1m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Santa Clara Fire Safe Council sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sequoia Safety Council Inc ($5.1m), East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Co Inc ($5.1m) and Orange Rural Fire Department No 1 Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.5% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $157k. It reported 16 employees.