Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Inc

Analysis

Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ukiah, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 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 June 2024, Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $297k to $3.6m (+1098%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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, Mendocino County Fire Safe Council Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Child Safety Council ($3.5m), Millville Volunteer Fire Company Inc ($3.6m) and Robbins Hose Company No 1 ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $443k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $812k, net assets of $937k. It reported 11 employees.