Chula Vista Fire Fighter Foundation

Analysis

Chula Vista Fire Fighter Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chula Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 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, Chula Vista Fire Fighter Foundation reported income of $72k and spending of $50k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $119k to $72k (-40%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Chula Vista Fire Fighter Foundation sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eleven Point Rural Fire Department ($72k), Livonia First Responder Foundation ($72k) and Gibraltar Fire-Rescue Association Inc ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $130k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $130k.