Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council

Analysis

Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 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, Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $504k to $1.7m (+245%), an average of +245% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 245%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 Fire Safe Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Healthy Start Community Coalition of Okaloosa-Walton Counties Inc ($1.7m), Evergreen Safety Council ($1.7m) and Ascend Cares Foundation ($1.7m).

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 $153k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $321k. At year end it held assets of $625k against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $255k. It reported 8 employees.