Santa Monica Fire Fighters Relief Fund
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 452702863
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Santa Monica, CA, USA
- Phone
- 3104588675
- Rating
- 55
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $68,063
- Expenses
- $77,847
- Assets
- $288,904
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
2 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DOMINICK BEI (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- DOMINICK BEI (PRESIDENT)
- MICHAEL LINARES (TREASURER)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The santa monica firefighters relief fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to serve as a source of meaningful support and relief for our community, our fire families, those in the line of duty, and those affected by tragedy.
What it reported doing in 2024
Provides grants to local charities and specific assistance to firefighters and community members in need.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 96% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 30
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 51
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 32%; rating input score 32
- Program expense ratio: 27.7%; rating input score 28
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -14.4%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.71; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 13.1% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 32% of revenue deployed · 27.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $22K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 32/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 28/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.