Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2018.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
6 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Chris Taylor Rogers’s $55K as President, Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Taylor Rogers | $54,770 | $54,247 | $33,480 | $33,330 | $31,680 |
| Gabrielle Michelle Leonard | $9,029 | $13,748 | $29,550 | $29,400 | $32,400 |
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.
See Wildfire Network executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowering people to live in Christ and transform communities through mentoring, training, and creative resources.
Questions for Wildfire Network
Your first name shows with your question. Wildfire Network answers here, for everyone.
By volume of goods received and distributed, the Immaculate Hearts Food pantry is the largest program operated in 2023. The unique approach of the Wildfire food pantry allowed clients to have individual attention and appointments for receiving food assistance, rather than waiting in long lines and just feeling like another number or…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1705217) · Dispute this lineAt the end of 2023, 23 missions comprised the Wildfire Network. They raised a total of $190,959 in 2023 and spent $87,874 throughout the year. Each mission does meaningful work in their area of focus, here we will highlight one new program that was implemented in 2023: The Wildfire Cohort.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1705217) · Dispute this lineWildfire provided a variety of Network Services to support the ministries that are formally connected to the network. This is our term for the amalgamation of central leadership services that our core team provides: including but not limited to - strategy consulting, life coaching, pastoral counseling, mediation, spiritual leadership and…
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 82-1705217) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $147K | $201K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $5K | $5K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $158K | $206K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $498 | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $158K | $203K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | $0 | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $68K | $50K | $14K | $4K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $42K | $15K | $27K | $389 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $826 | $826 | $0 | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $8K | $434 | $8K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $5K | $5K | $0 | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $7K | $0 | $7K | $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 | $13K | $6K | $7K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $363 | $363 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $20K | $10K | $9K | $10 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $867 | $0 | $867 | $0 |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $28K | $13K | $15K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $321 | $2K | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $8K | $3K | $5K | $0 |
| InterestLn 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $510 | $510 | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $5K | $3K | $2K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $411K | $411K | $0 | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $631K | $530K | $96K | $4K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $242K | $319K | −$77K | $127K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 | $676K | $631K | $46K | $203K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 | $349K | $346K | $3K | $158K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2022 | $636K | $570K | $66K | $154K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 | $230K | $178K | $52K | $88K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990
Part I · Summary $676,417 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $676,417 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,640 across 30 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $206,155 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $203,343 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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