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SHASTA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.5M · expenses $1.5M · assets $2.2M

EIN
35-2687653
Address
PO BOX 338, PALO CEDRO, CA 96073-0338
Website
www.shastafiresafe.org
NTEE code
M24
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
Cross-check
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON WILFIRE PREVENTION PRACTICES AS WELL AS EMEGENCY WILDFIRE ESCAPE PLANS FOR RESIDENTS OF SHASTA COUNTY, CA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 16 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

16 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Frances Belden Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Chapin Chairman2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Barbara Holder Director2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Richard Karem Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Fitch Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alan Olson Vice-Chair2024 1 $0 reported 1
Norm Rogers Treasurer2024 2 $0 reported 1
Julie Driver Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Rickert Director2024 1 $0 reported 1
Francis Berg (former) President2021-2023 4 $0 reported 1
Dan Adam (former) Vice President2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Steve J Johnson (former) Director2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Dennis Possehn (former) Director2021-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Tim Livingston (former) Director2022 1 $0 reported 1
Ed Stewart (former) CFO2020 2 $0 reported 2
Dr Richard Sealana (former) President2020 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 6 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ALAN OLSON Vice-Chair1 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCES BELDEN Director1 $0$0$0 $01
NORM ROGERS Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM CHAPIN Chairman1 $0$0$0 $02
BARBARA HOLDER Director2 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD KAREM Director1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE FITCH Director1 $0$0$0 $01
JULIE DRIVER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY RICKERT Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCIS BERG President4 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCES BELDEN Sec/Treas2 $0$0$0 $01
DAN ADAM Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM CHAPIN Director1 $0$0$0 $02
BARBARA HOLDER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD KAREM Director1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE FITCH Director1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE J JOHNSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS POSSEHN Director1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCIS BERG President4 $0$0$0 $01
FRANCES BELDEN Sec/Treas2 $0$0$0 $01
DAN ADAM Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
JIM CHAPIN Director1 $0$0$0 $02
BARBARA HOLDER Director1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD KAREM Director1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE FITCH Director1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVE J JOHNSON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
TIM LIVINGSTON Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCIS BERG President4 $0-- $01
FRANCES BELDEN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
JIM CHAPIN Director2 $0-- $02
BARBARA HOLDER Director0 $0-- $01
RICHARD KAREM Director0 $0-- $01
STEVE FITCH Director0 $0-- $01
DENNIS POSSEHN Director0 $0-- $02
DAN ADAM Director0 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR RICHARD SEALANA President4 $0-- $01
FRANCES BELDEN Treasurer2 $0-- $01
ED STEWART CFO2 $0-- $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,510,958$1,467,522 $2,153,498$506,392 $1,498,789$8,449 $06-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,145,996$670,523 $2,890,065$482,194 $1,145,097$0 $11,2695-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$379,914$424,446 $459,213-$1,584 $33,571$346,343 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,603$188,391 $486,667-$63,433 $118,491- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,926$12,571 $8,749$6,355 $10,000$8,926 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $208,413 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
CALIFORNIA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$208,413 2024$120,913
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FIRE SAFE MARINCAM24 $2,456,249$2,416,717 DIR. OF PROGRAMS$134,992 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, same state
SHASTA ARSON COMMITTEECAM24 $1,300,855$12,649 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, same state
NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY FIRE FOUNDATIONCAM24 $1,314,793$1,235,681 MEMBER AT LARGE$0 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, same state
BRICELAND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTCAM24 $1,212,404$813,817 Board Member$6,816 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, same state
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HAPPY TRAILS RIDING ACADEMYCAM24 $1,015,199$778,797 Executive Dir.$80,367 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, same state
LAWRENCE COUNTY FIRE & RESCUE INCTNM24 $1,228,569$1,214,930 TREASURER$11,000 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, similar mission
ROCKVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT INCMDM24 $1,544,326$1,589,203 BUSINESS MANAGER$101,384 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SELBYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE CO INCDEM24 $2,014,893$1,121,873 TREASURER$5,958 Same NTEE code M24, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DORA ROBERTS FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,947,0007 12018–2024 HOWARD COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
NORTH VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$531,9905 12018–2022 YANKEE HILL FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$376,43622 62017–2024 NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY FIRE FOUNDATION; FIRE SAFE MARIN; CHESTNUT RIDGE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY; AMADOR FIRE SAFE COUNCIL and 2 more
GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION Private foundation$375,0001 12024–2024 SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$319,7455 32017–2023 WIDOWS ORPHANS AND DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND; AMADOR FIRE SAFE COUNCIL; NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY FIRE FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$294,29915 92017–2024 NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY FIRE FOUNDATION; SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE FIRE AND RESCUE INC; FIRE SAFE MARIN; WIDOWS ORPHANS AND DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND and 5 more
VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$266,5002 12021–2023 CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
DELAWARE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$250,0001 12021–2021 SELBYVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE CO INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$183,95215 62017–2024 STERLING PARK VOLUNTEER FIRE CO INC; TOWN & COUNTRY FIRE DISTRICT; WIDOWS ORPHANS AND DISABLED FIREFIGHTERS FUND; REESE AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY and 2 more
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WILLIAM H DONNER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$120,0004 12020–2024 FIRE SAFE MARIN
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$115,0002 12022–2024 FIRE SAFE MARIN
MARIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$112,6526 12017–2022 FIRE SAFE MARIN
BIG SPRING AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$101,9494 12020–2023 HOWARD COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,467,522 spent · pay $385,162 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $989,736$972,032$8,944$8,760 67.4%
Other salaries and wages $349,567$191,466$153,946$4,155 23.8%
Payroll taxes $28,711$15,979$12,439$293 2.0%
Fees: legal $23,960-$23,960- 1.6%
Occupancy $15,867$2,081$13,786- 1.1%
Information technology $10,005-$10,005- 0.7%
Travel $7,379$6,542$837- 0.5%
Other employee benefits $6,884-$6,884- 0.5%
Other (as described)COMMUNITY SUPPORT $6,128$6,128-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $5,578$4,248$1,330- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $5,500-$5,500- 0.4%
Insurance $3,700$594$3,106- 0.3%
All other expenses $2,985$948$2,037- 0.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $2,964$2,953$11- 0.2%
Office expenses $2,938$160$2,778- 0.2%
Depreciation and depletion $2,619-$2,619- 0.2%
Other (as described)MEETINGS $1,698$1,055$643- 0.1%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $1,303-$1,303- 0.1%
Total$1,467,522100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $670,523 spent · pay $275,252 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $239,669$156,943$73,661$9,065 35.7%
Fees: other services $215,719$193,113$1,335$21,271 32.2%
Fees: legal $85,631$1,103$84,528- 12.8%
Fees: accounting $30,650-$30,650- 4.6%
Payroll taxes $21,175$12,771$7,682$722 3.2%
Occupancy $14,143$5,035$9,108- 2.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $11,269-$11,269- 1.7%
Advertising and promotion $9,396$9,363$33- 1.4%
Office expenses $6,774$1,042$5,732- 1.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $6,764$6,764-- 1.0%
Information technology $6,083-$6,083- 0.9%
All other expenses $5,151$2,924$2,223$4 0.8%
Depreciation and depletion $3,486$1,453$2,033- 0.5%
Other employee benefits $3,139-$3,139- 0.5%
Travel $2,985$2,103$882- 0.4%
Insurance $2,594-$2,594- 0.4%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,108$1,600$297$211 0.3%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $2,029-$2,029- 0.3%
Other (as described)MEETINGS $1,758$687$1,071- 0.3%
Total$670,523100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $424,446 spent · pay $10,518 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $352,279$258,190$69,540$24,549 83.0%
Fees: accounting $24,850-$24,850- 5.9%
Other salaries and wages $7,886$5,918$1,837$131 1.9%
Occupancy $7,000-$7,000- 1.6%
Other (as described)COMMUNITY SUPPORT $6,075$6,000$75- 1.4%
Travel $6,067$4,762$813$492 1.4%
Depreciation and depletion $3,055$1,453$1,602- 0.7%
Office expenses $3,040$69$2,971- 0.7%
All other expenses $2,396$1,820$576- 0.6%
Other (as described)DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,151$1,620$499$32 0.5%
Other (as described)MEETINGS $1,791$560$1,073$158 0.4%
Other employee benefits $1,752-$1,752- 0.4%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $1,436-$1,436- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,238$1,238-- 0.3%
Fees: legal $1,035-$1,035- 0.2%
Insurance $898$791$107- 0.2%
Payroll taxes $880$760$105$15 0.2%
Information technology $617$503$114- 0.1%
Total$424,446100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $188,391 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $159,554 84.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,664 13.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,320 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,853 1.0%
Total$188,391100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $12,571 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,814 70.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,400 19.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,274 10.1%
Printing, publications, postage $83 0.7%
Total$12,571100%

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