California Volunteers Fund

Analysis

California Volunteers Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2020, 6 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 Volunteers Fund reported income of $1.9m and spending of $4.0m, spending 209% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $809k to $1.9m (+139%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 377%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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 Volunteers Fund sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mineral Springs Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($1.9m), 45th Parallel Emergency Medical Services ($1.9m) and Hacking for Defense Incorporated ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $471k. It paid $90k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 8 employees.