Colorado Firecamp INC

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Salida, CO501(c)(3)Since 2002Youth DevelopmentEIN 33-1034128Revenue $814K in FY2023

On file with the IRScoloradofirecamp.com9008 County Road 240, 81201-9214 · Salida, COTax-exempt since Mar 2021Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Colorado Firecamp's mission is to protect life, preserve communities, and conserve America's wildland resources by training students for suppression of wildfire, mitigation of wildfire risk, and stewardship of forests and grasslands. The development of personal responsibility, leadership and teamwork through reaching vocational goals supports youth, veterans, and the underemployed in achieving certification while finding a sense of purposeful service to community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$72K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 14% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$72K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $76K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$814K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$719K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$814K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$545K
FY2022$765K
FY2023$814K
Expenses
$719K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$460K
FY2022$605K
FY2023$719K
Net assets
$330K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$128K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$330K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Revoked May 2019, reinstated. IRS ruling Mar 2021, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $626K Management & general 13% · $93K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $72K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President / Fire & Forestry Coordinator
$61,600Pt VII · Sec A
Director - Fire Instructor
$10,214Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$243Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kent B Maxwell’s $62K as President / Fire & Forestry Coordinator is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
Kent B Maxwell$61,600$42,900$42,900
Hilary Hastings—$25,100—
James Estle$10,214——
Mark F Thomas$243$2,159$3,421
Jerry Andrew—$248—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains students for wildfire suppression, risk mitigation, and land stewardship.

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2 programs · $626K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

719 students attended training in 2023, a 9% decrease from 787 students in 2022. Despite the overall decline in enrollment, Colorado Firecamp continued to expand entry-level training programs central to its workforce development mission.

$483Kprogram expense
02

Colorado Firecamp transitioned from a single full-time forester position to forestry technician staff funding supporting expanded wildfire mitigation and forest health project implementation in 2023.

$143Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$76K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$814K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$719K
Ln 25
Programscol B$626K
Managementcol C$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Government grantsLn 1e$313K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$496K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$814K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$272K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$96K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$272K
Total assetsLn 16$244K$383K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$235K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$72K$49K$23K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$192K$155K$37K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$89K$89K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$83$83$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$31K$13K$18K$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$0$3K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$224K$224K$0$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$2K$0$2K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$9K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$719K$626K$93K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $814K$719K$95K$330K 990 PDF
FY2022 $765K$605K$160K$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 $545K$460K$86K$128K 990 PDF
FY2020 $320K$326K−$6K$42K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $813,759 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $160,908$316,410
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $603,107$496,168
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,414$1,181
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $765,429$813,759
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,450$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $281,909$283,572
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $322,001$435,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $605,360$718,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,069$94,871
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $813,759 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$656 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$312,890
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,520
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$316,410
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $496,168 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$496,168
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,837 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,837
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $497,349 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$813,759
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $718,888 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,957 · Management $23,100 · Fundraising $0$72,057
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,910 · Management $37,126 · Fundraising $0$192,036
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,037 · Management $4,442$19,479
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,250 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$89,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $83 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$83
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,952 · Management $17,607 · Fundraising $0$30,559
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,963 · Fundraising $0$2,963
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $224,499 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$224,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,529 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,529
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $2,338 · Fundraising $0$2,338
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $45,587 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$45,587
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,362 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,362
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,836 · Management $5,310 · Fundraising $0$14,146
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $626,002 · Management $92,886 · Fundraising $0$718,888
Part X · Balance sheet $383,057 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,769$95,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $121,367$4,877
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,159$6,124
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,980$4,877
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $72,449$271,560
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $243,726$383,057
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$4,663$10,038
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,536$30,586
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year −$1,903$12,806
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,970$53,430
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $234,756$329,627
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $243,726$383,057
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,627 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$813,759
XI-2 Total expenses$718,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$234,756
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,627

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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