California Fire Safe Council Inc

Analysis

California Fire Safe Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, California Fire Safe Council Inc reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $10.0m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, California Fire Safe Council Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disaster Services Corporation - Society of St Vincent de Paul USA ($9.8m), The Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francis ($10.1m) and Multnomah Defenders Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 24 employees.