Camp Fire Long-Term Recovery Group DBA Camp Fire Collaborative

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To provide Long Term Recovery support for persons and communities affected by the butte county Camp Fire.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $346K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$808K
97% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 97% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$760K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$763K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$29K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$760K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$760K
Expenses
$763K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$763K
Net assets
$29K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$129K
FY2022$56K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$32K
FY2025$29K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $687K Management & general 10% · $76K

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; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dir. of Operations
$73,529Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/CFO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bruce Yerman’s $74K as Dir. of Operations is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Bruce Yerman$73,529$87,251$82,000$78,002$6,500

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

Supports long-term recovery for those impacted by the Butte County Camp Fire.

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1 program · $687K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Uniting community partners to strengthen, align, and facilitate their unique contribution so that a healthy and vibrant region emerges through the recovery effort.

$687Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$346K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $274K · 2020–2023
Rebuild Paradise FoundationCA · FY2023$8,500
Town of ParadiseFY2023$6,000
N Valley Catholic Social ServFY2020$259,756

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$760K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$760K
Money outPt IX
$763K
Ln 25
Programscol B$687K
Managementcol C$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$29K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$832K
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$808K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$760K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$760K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$787K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$832K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$808K
Net assetsLn 32$29K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$832K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$837K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$808K
Net assetsLn 32$32K$29K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$113K$91K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$386
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$597K$585K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$2K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$763K$687K$76K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $760K$763K−$3K$29K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 30, 2025 $1.4M$1.4M−$3K$32K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $1.9M$1.9M−$21K$35K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $2.4M$2.4M−$73K$56K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 27, 2022 $1.3M$1.3M$9K$129K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $759,643 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,395,436$759,643
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,114$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,418,550$759,643
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,977$124,245
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,112,637$638,311
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,421,614$762,556
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,064−$2,913
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $759,643 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$759,643
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$759,643
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$759,643
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $762,556 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $90,658 · Management $22,664$113,322
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,546 · Management $386$1,932
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,193 · Management $1,798$8,991
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,563$3,563
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,295$1,295
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,007$18,007
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,913$2,913
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,503$2,503
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $585,143 · Management $11,624$596,767
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,009 · Management $11,254$13,263
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $686,549 · Management $76,007 · Fundraising $0$762,556
Part X · Balance sheet $836,851 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,610$45,203
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,005,094$786,538
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,023$5,110
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,122,727$836,851
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,176$8,176
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,082,467$799,504
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,090,643$807,680
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $32,084$29,171
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,084$29,171
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,122,727$836,851
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,171 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$759,643
XI-2 Total expenses$762,556
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,084
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,171

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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