Brushfire Collective

Analysis

Brushfire Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Brushfire Collective reported income of $272k and spending of $205k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $49k to $272k (+454%), an average of +454% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 454%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brushfire Collective sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fiatm Group Inc ($272k), Coastal Pregnancy Center ($272k) and Road to Independence Inc ($272k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $73k. It reported 3 employees.