COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION

EIN 33-0294056 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)

What they do

The Mission of The County of Los Angeles Fire Museum is to (A) Celebrate The History of American Fire Service and The Contributions Made to That History By The County of Los Angeles Fire Department, (B)employ The Popularity of The Fire Service As A Means to Motivate Our Youth to Learn Various School Topics By Showing How Those Topics Pertain to The Fire Service, (C) Document and Present The Evolution, History and Impact of Fire-based EMS, (D)acquire Artifacts, Apparatus, Photographs, Documents and Other Materials Which Assist In The Presentation of Our History,(E)restore Antique Fire Apparatus to Accurately Reflect Their Respective Histories. The Vision of The County of Los Angeles Fire Museum Association is to Provide A World-class Facility Within Which to Celebrate Our History, Entertain Through A Fire Service-themed Restaurant and Banquet Facility, Educate Our Visitors In The History of The Fire Service While Promoting Public Safety.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $87.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

61.13%of revenue went to mission work87.6% of expenses · Program services

$69.78spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.64%of revenue went to management and office costs12.4% of expenses

$2.30in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

35.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,496,908

Mission workProgram services$915,10161.13% of revenue87.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$129,3758.64% of revenue12.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$452,43230.22% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$1,044,47669.78% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 87.6% mission · 12.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.78% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 85.9% mission · 14.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.93% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 88.1% mission · 11.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.14% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 88.0% mission · 11.8% management · 0.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.53% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 93.3% mission · 5.1% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.34% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 96.6% mission · 2.3% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.87% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 93.5% mission · 5.0% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.57% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 82.8% mission · 8.4% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.50% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,496,908

Expenses$1,044,476

Annual surplus $452,432 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$915,101 · 87.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$129,375 · 12.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$1,496,908

Expenses$1,044,476

Assets$2,399,678

Income$1,496,908

Contributions$528,018

Mission work (program services)$915,101

Management and general$129,375

Executive compensation (total)$46,300

Stocks and bonds$855,558

Accounting fees$11,615

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

DONATO DIAGILLODIRECTOR

ERNIE RAMIREZVICE PRESIDENT

GIL GARCIASECRETARY

JOE WOYJECKDIRECTOR

PAUL OYLERPRESIDENT

PAUL SCHNEIDERTREASURER

PETE MARTINEZDIRECTOR

RICK KLEMENDTDIRECTOR

TIM MCINTYREDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1988
Location: 9834 FLORA VISTA ST, BELLFLOWER, CA 90706-4612
County: Los Angeles
In care of: Paul Schneider
Primary officer: Paul Schneider, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(562) 925-0234

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HOLMQUIST LIEWALD LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A500)
IRS tax category: Museums