First Responder Support Network

Analysis

First Responder Support Network is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, First Responder Support Network reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, First Responder Support Network sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soul Care Life Services Inc ($1.2m), Eastern Shore Area Health Education Center Inc ($1.2m) and The Dea Educational Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $560k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 11 employees.