Fritz Institute

Analysis

Fritz Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Graton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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 November 2023, Fritz Institute reported income of $389k and spending of $324k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $202k to $389k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Fritz Institute sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Galway Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($389k), Houston Responds ($389k) and Volunteer Fire Department Ofnorthshore ($389k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $1,352, net assets of $134k.