Tri-County Firesafe Working Group FY2021 filing

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To preserve and enhance the area's natural & manmade resources through a collaborative effort by mobilizing both public and private sectors to make homes, businesses, properties, neighborhoods, communities and the landscape more fire safe.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$39K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
37% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 37% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$290K
Spent
$273K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$290K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$290K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$311K
Expenses
$273K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$273K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$355K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$287K
Net assets
$60K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$60K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$82K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2018.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $207K Management & general 24% · $66K

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; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$38,518Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Eiring’s $38K as Executive Director is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ray Prill—$44,398$39,883$38,518
Beth Eiring$37,913———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes public and private sectors to make communities and landscapes more fire safe.

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2 programs · $207K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Hazardous fuel mitigation program guidelinesfor contracts that are required for fulfilment of grant obligations for hazardous fuel mitigation, either through direct contracts with tri-county firesafe working group (TCFSWG) or when TCFSWG is acting as an agent or project manager for another agency, the following procedures will be…

$187Kprogram expense
02

Making living with wildfire in the wildland urban interface safer. We are working with the federal and state agencies preparing a memorandum of understanding for an "all hands-all lands" approach to the wildland fire problem in our area, mitigation and public education.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$290K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Money outPt IX
$273K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$281K
Government grantsLn 1e$24K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$11
Total revenueLn 12$290K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$72K
Total assetsLn 16$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$167K$96K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$43K$60K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$83K$83K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$17K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$2K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$114K$89K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$497$469$28
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$159$119$40
InterestLn 20$428$428
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$15K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$273K$207K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 5, 2026 $311K$287K$24K$82K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2025 $717K$718K−$818$58K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 3, 2024 $358K$355K$3K$59K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $244K$248K−$5K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 28, 2021 $290K$273K$18K$60K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $290,413 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,937$280,996
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $37,414$9,406
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$11
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,366$290,413
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $148,794$82,779
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $35,158$40,355
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $95,725$149,514
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $279,677$272,648
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,311$17,765
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $290,413 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$23,802
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$257,194
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$280,996
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,406$9,406
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11$11
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $9,406 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11$290,413
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $272,648 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $82,779$82,779
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,387 · Management $22,968$40,355
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $5,948$8,448
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,937 · Management $24,968$113,905
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,940$2,940
IX-17 TravelPrograms $469 · Management $28$497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $119 · Management $40$159
IX-20 InterestManagement $428$428
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,957$3,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,607 · Management $4,573$19,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,798 · Management $65,850 · Fundraising $0$272,648
Part X · Balance sheet $95,860 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $69,199$45,264
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,024$27,036
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $70,401$23,560
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $166,624$95,860
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,009$10,480
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,009$35,480
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $42,615$60,380
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $42,615$60,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $166,624$95,860
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$290,413
XI-2 Total expenses$272,648
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,765
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$42,615
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,380

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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