Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society

Analysis

Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2023, Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society reported income of $213k and spending of $187k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $174k to $213k (+22%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 131% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Los Angeles Fire Department Historical Society sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rocky Mountain Highway ($213k), Rome Historical Society Inc ($213k) and California Association of Prof Music Teachers Inc ($212k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m.