Firefighters for Christ International

Analysis

Firefighters for Christ International is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. 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 2022, Firefighters for Christ International reported income of $77k and spending of $97k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $482k to $77k (-84%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Firefighters for Christ International sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missouri Cures Education Foundation ($77k), Glen Head Charity Fund Inc C O the Glen Head Country Club ($77k) and Chautauqua County Historical Society ($77k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% of the total. At year end it held assets of $609k against liabilities of $5,517, net assets of $604k.