Cal Fire Benevolent Foundation EIN 20-5686356

Cal Fire Benevolent Foundation

EIN  20-5686356 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sacarmento, CA Founded 2005
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports firefighter families facing hardship, aids burn victims, and funds firefighting health research.
Leadership
Kevin O'Meara · President
Money in and out
$1.2M revenue, $341K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency

Supports firefighter families facing hardship, aids burn victims, and funds firefighting health research. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $341K in expenses, and $3.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$341K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $873K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
111.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+72%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +63% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +235%
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▲ +69%
Total assets
$3.2M
FY2025▲ +46%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$341K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$873K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $337K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Support for families of firefighters and suppression personnel in their financial needs and hardship, along with assiatnce to burn victims and their familes

$337Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCal Fire Benevolent Foundation
EINHdr · item D20-5686356
Principal addressHdr · item CSacarmento, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2005
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2007

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kevin O'Meara’s $8K as President is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.0M · 82%
Other revenue$114K · 9%
Investment income$99K · 8%
Contributions & grants82%$1.0M
Other revenue9%$114K
Investment income8%$99K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$337K
Management & general1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$3.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$3.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed111.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $3.2M · Operating expenses/yr $341K
111.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $337K · Total expenses $341K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $4K · Total expenses $341K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $341K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $438K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.2M
82%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $1.2M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.2M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $99K · Total revenue $1.2M
+8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $341K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.2M · Prior year $363K
+235%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $401K · FY2025 $1.2M
+25%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.2M · Expenses $341K
+72%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.2M · Total assets $3.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.2M
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kevin O'Meara · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $341K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $341K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Revenue growth 235%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 13 grants · $811K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$227,785
Firefighters Burn InstituteFY2025$15,000
Rcc FoundationFY2025$12,000
San Diego Burn InstituteFY2025$10,000
Cal Fire Local 2881FY2025$10,000
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn FoundFY2025$7,099
Unitemized GrantFY2024$134,912
San Diego Burn InstituteFY2024$16,000
Firefighters Burn InstituteCA · FY2024$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$140,910
Unitemized GrantFY2022$71,893
Unitemized GrantFY2021$59,243
Unitemized GrantFY2020$91,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.2M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$303K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$554K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$530K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$401K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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