Brett Downey Safety Foundation

Analysis

Brett Downey Safety Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Canyon Lake, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2006, 20 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 December 2023, Brett Downey Safety Foundation reported income of $78k and spending of $55k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $72k to $78k (+9.0%), an average of +9.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Brett Downey Safety Foundation sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stoddard Bergen Fire Foundation Inc ($78k), Cleveland Hill Fire Department No 6 Inc ($78k) and Steen Township Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% of the total. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $273k.