Bug Firefighters Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PURCHASE FIREFIGHTING AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- Income
- $63,515
- Spending
- $67,959
- Reserves
- 14.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $33,835 spent. A NEW BATTERY OPERATED 'JAWS' EXTRICATION PACKAGE WAS PURCHASED FOR DEPARTMENT USE. THE NEW EQUIPMENT WILL BE CARRIED ON OUR TRUCK IN ANY SITUATION OF NEED.
- $30,812 spent. A NEW H.P. AIR COMPRESSOR WAS PURCHASED TO ALLOW IN HOUSE FILLING OF OUR HIGHER PRESURE AIR BOTTLES WHICH ARE PART OF OUR SCBA UNITS
- $2,013 spent. WE PURCHASED TWO NEW 'THROW EXTINGUISHERS' FOR USE BY FIRST ARRIVING PERSONNEL TO DELAY AND SETBACK THE SPREAD OF THE FIRE UNTIL ADDITIONAL RESPONSE UNITS ARRIVE
- $845 spent. BUG FIREFIGHTERS, INC. USES THE MONEY IT OBTAINS FROM FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES TO PURCHASE FIREFIGHTING AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUPPORTING OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY AND SAFETY SERVICES TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN OUR PROTECTION AREA. 1. IN 2025, WE AGAIN HELD OUR CAR AND MOTOR SHOW, OUR LARGEST FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY OF THE YEAR. THE SHOW GENERATED 18,408 OF REVENUE OFFFSET BY EXEPSENSES OF 9,114, FOR A TOTAL NET GAIN OF 9,294. 2. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CAR AND MOTOR SHOW, WE ALSO CONDUCTED A RAFFLE WHICH GENERATED REVENUE OF 15,100 OFFSET BY EXPENSES OF 4,182 FOR A NET GAIN OF 10,918. 3. ALSO IN 2025, WE RECEIVED GENERAL DONATIONS TO OUR ORGANIZATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 42,927 WITH NO EXPENSES. IN 2025, OUR FIREFIGHTERS FUND MADE SERVERAL DISBURSEMENTS FOR ITEMS IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION INCLUDING: A. A NEW BATTERY OPERATED 'JAWS' EXTRICATION EQUIPMENT FOR 33,835. B. A NEW H.P. AIR COMPRESSOR TO ALLOW IN HOUSE FILLING OF OUR SCBA AIR BOTTLES FOR 30,812. C. TWO NEW 'THROW' EXTINGUISHERS FOR USE BY FIRST ON SCENE PERSONNEL TO DELAY THE SPREAD OF A FIRE, 2,013. D. EQUIPMENT FOR THE WEIGHT ROOM IN THE AMOUNT OF 845. E. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 454 WERE INCURRED IN 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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