Santa Barbara County Firefighter Benevolent Foundation

Analysis

Santa Barbara County Firefighter Benevolent Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Santa Barbara County Firefighter Benevolent Foundation reported income of $184k and spending of $123k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2024, income grew from $75k to $184k (+146%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 57% 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, Santa Barbara County Firefighter Benevolent Foundation sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disaster Resistant Business Toolkitworkgroup ($184k), Brazoria Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($184k) and Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc ($184k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $722k against liabilities of $1,574, net assets of $721k.