Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council

Analysis

Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Oroville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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, Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council reported income of $552k and spending of $415k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $342k to $552k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Yankee Hill Fire Safe Council sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridgewater Fire Department Inc ($551k), York Fire Department Inc ($553k) and Washington Fire Company Community Ambulance Inc ($551k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $507k against liabilities of $240k, net assets of $267k. It reported 4 employees.