Fire Safe Marin

Analysis

Fire Safe Marin is a registered charity in United States, based in San Anselmo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1996, 30 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, Fire Safe Marin reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $700k to $2.4m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Fire Safe Marin sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Khalsa Aid International USA Inc ($2.3m), National Center for Healthy Housing Inc ($2.4m) and Midland Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $248k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $248k. At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $224k, net assets of $306k. It reported 12 employees.