Widows Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund

Analysis

Widows Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1968, 58 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, Widows Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.0m to $1.4m (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 54% 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, Widows Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Media Fire & Hook & Ladder Co No 1 Inc ($1.4m), Mta Education Center Inc ($1.4m) and Amador Fire Safe Council ($1.4m).

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 $480k. At year end it held assets of $24.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $24.7m.