Public Charity

CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION

CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in SACRAMENTO, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.3M revenue, $7.0M expenses, $20.7M total assets. 165 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $19.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 680118991 SACRAMENTO, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$7.0M
Total Assets$20.7M
Grant Records165
Funding Total$19.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION (CFF) IS A PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARITY THAT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF FIRE AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS ABOUT FIRE SAFETY AND THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF FIRE. IT RECOGNIZES THE COURAGE OF FIRE FIGHTERS, AND THE PERSEVERANCE AND SACRIFICE OF FIRE VICTIMS. THE CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL, LOCATED AT THE STATE CAPITOL IN SACRAMENTO, WAS BUILT AND IS MAINTAINED BY CFF. IT HONORS FIRE FIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY AND SERVES AS A PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO THE HEROISM OF THE PROFESSION AND TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS.

Where $100 goes at California Fire Foundation

How California Fire Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$92 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $92 for programs

$72
The cff assists victims and families devastated by fire and other major disasters by working closely with local firefighters in their communities
78% of program spending
$19
The cff provides information about fire safety and conducts public outreach and education through its public education campaign, "firefighters on your side"
21% of program spending
$1
The California Fire Foundation provides scholarships to children of fallen firefighters
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Brian Rice
DIRECTOR Charles Martinez
DIRECTOR Daniel A Terry
DIRECTOR Darrell Roberts
DIRECTOR Dave Gillotte
DIRECTOR Freddy Escobar

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$13,186,170 99 grants
Animal Welfare
$3,018,836 9 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$2,171,222 31 grants
Human & Social Services
$611,825 10 grants
Health & Medicine
$126,975 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.3M $7.0M $20.7M
2023 $5.1M $6.8M $22.1M
2022 $4.9M $6.4M $23.6M
2020 $11.2M $4.6M $23.5M
2019 $14.8M $7.6M $16.7M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $14.8M to $5.3M (-64%), with total assets most recently reported at $20.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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