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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,288,152
Total expenses
$7,040,853
Contributions and grants received
$4,370,473
Grants paid
$2,588,421
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$860,206
Other revenue
$57,473
Total assets, end of year
$20,669,837
Total liabilities, end of year
$592,612
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,077,225
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,213,696
Management and general expenses
$712,235
Fundraising expenses
$114,922
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,213,696

Program services were 88.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,370,473

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $569,870 · excluded $569,870

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $19,807,880

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $19,517,544

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $290,336

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $290,336 · excluded $290,336

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $67,450

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $18,674

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $48,776 · excluded $48,776

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $6,197 · excluded $6,197

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,500 · excluded $2,500

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,697

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,492,051 · program services $1,492,051

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,096,370 · program services $1,096,370

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,575 · program services $2,445 · management and general $1,130

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $632,836 · program services $292,192 · management and general $332,327 · fundraising $8,317

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,682 · program services $18,977 · management and general $27,705

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $52,838 · program services $21,121 · management and general $31,717

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $49,545 · program services $23,743 · management and general $25,059 · fundraising $743

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $37,092 · program services $26,010 · management and general $7,388 · fundraising $3,694

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,800 · management and general $18,800

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,080 · program services $4,747 · management and general $8,598 · fundraising $735

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $568,015 · program services $568,015

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $903,025 · program services $896,671 · management and general $4,959 · fundraising $1,395

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $137,473 · program services $126,131 · management and general $7,561 · fundraising $3,781

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,274 · program services $50,141 · management and general $7,422 · fundraising $3,711

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $64,195 · program services $44,357 · management and general $13,501 · fundraising $6,337

  • 17 · Travel

    total $416,653 · program services $404,925 · management and general $11,728

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,706 · program services $19,288 · management and general $2,418

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,015 · program services $36,231 · management and general $9,856 · fundraising $4,928

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,577 · management and general $17,577

  • 24a · Other expenses: SERVICE FEES

    total $780,000 · program services $546,000 · management and general $156,000 · fundraising $78,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVIC

    total $98,705 · program services $87,881 · management and general $9,906 · fundraising $918

  • 24c · Other expenses: VIDEO SERVICES

    total $94,787 · program services $94,058 · management and general $486 · fundraising $243

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING COSTS

    total $63,462 · program services $60,995 · management and general $1,902 · fundraising $565

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $319,097 · program services $301,347 · management and general $16,195 · fundraising $1,555

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,157,920 · end of year $1,183,446

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,211,435 · end of year $6,019,028

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $230,581 · end of year $192,600

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,308,541 · end of year $7,549,848

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $303,927

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $201,950

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $55,149 · end of year $101,977

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $10,939,119 · end of year $5,473,634

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $56,732 · end of year $28,366

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $176,111 · end of year $120,938

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $101,735 · end of year $457,637

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $193,938 · end of year $134,975

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,178,896 · end of year $12,082,353

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,661,019 · end of year $7,994,872

Mission and programs · 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.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VICTIM ASSISTANCE AND FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION.

  • THE CFF PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT FIRE SAFETY AND CONDUCTS PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION THROUGH ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, "FIREFIGHTERS ON YOUR SIDE". THIS PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TEACHES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO PREVENT AND PREPARE FOR FIRES THROUGH TOPICS AND STRATEGIES PRESENTED THROUGH PERSON-TO-PERSON WORKSHOPS, PRINT AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA. THE CFF HOLDS AN ANNUAL PUBLIC MEMORIAL CEREMONY TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE OF FALLEN FIRE FIGHTERS.

    Expenses $1,289,682 · Grants $97,350

  • THE CFF ASSISTS VICTIMS AND FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY FIRE AND OTHER MAJOR DISASTERS BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WHEN DISASTER STRIKES, FIREFIGHTERS ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND BEST ABLE TO IDENTIFY UNMET NEEDS IN THEIR AREA AND HELP CARRY OUT PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SERVICES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE ALARM. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

    Expenses $4,882,014 · Grants $2,449,071

  • THE CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS.

    Expenses $42,000 · Grants $42,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • BRIAN RICE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $210,436
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $192,478
    Other
    $17,958
    Hours/week
    5 + 55 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    not reported + $179,584 related
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported + $12,894 related
    Deferred
    not reported + $17,958 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    not reported + $193 related
    Filer's total
    not reported + $210,436 related

  • RICK MARTINEZ

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $178,956
    From this org
    $163,257
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,699
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,022
    Bonus
    $6,575
    Other
    $3,660
    Deferred
    $15,302
    Nontaxable benefits
    $397
    Filer's total
    $178,956

  • KARA HAYNES

    DD OF COMM R

    Total calculated
    $149,574
    From this org
    $113,108
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,466
    Hours/week
    45

  • JOSLYN BEILE

    DEP DIR OF P

    Total calculated
    $128,349
    From this org
    $117,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,847
    Hours/week
    45

  • MIKE LOPEZ

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $89,397
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $83,748
    Other
    $5,649
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

  • CHARLES MARTINEZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $11,985
    From this org
    $1,880
    From related orgs
    $10,105
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • REX PRITCHARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,225
    From this org
    $1,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • TIM EDWARDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $470
    From this org
    $470
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • FREDDY ESCOBAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • DAVE GILLOTTE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • TREVOR JAMISON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • JAIR JUAREZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • DARRELL ROBERTS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

  • DANIEL A TERRY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • VINCE WELLS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 6 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503179349304525

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