California Fire Foundation

Analysis

California Fire Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. 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 Foundation reported income of $5.1m and spending of $6.8m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $14.8m to $5.1m (-66%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Fire Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Games for Change Inc ($5.1m), Youthvantage Alliance ($5.1m) and Rapides Primary Health Care Center Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $4,968 (0.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $497k. At year end it held assets of $22.1m against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $21.8m. It reported 12 employees.