Wildfire Research Center

Tax-deductible

Niwot, CO501(c)(3)AnimalsEIN 83-4393500

Work with wildfire practitioners to seek locally tailored pathways to create fire adapted communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 8% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$547K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$492K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$112K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$547K
FY2024▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$152K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$486K
FY2024$547K
Expenses
$492K
FY2024▲ +8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$456K
FY2024$492K
Net assets
$112K
FY2024▲ +96%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$27K
FY2023$57K
FY2024$112K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $460K Management & general 7% · $33K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Helps wildfire experts find local ways to build communities resilient to fire.

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1 program service account for $460K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The WiRe approach is a systematic process that links professionally assessed wildfire risk information with social data to help find opportunities to increase interest and enthusiasm for wildfire mitigation in the wildland-urban interface.

$460Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$547K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$547K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Money outPt IX
$492K
Ln 25
Programscol B$460K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$112K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$547K
Government grantsLn 1e$537K
Investment incomeLn 3$84
Total revenueLn 12$547K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$112K
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$112K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$57K$112K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$57K$112K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$28K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$187$187
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$407K$407K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$315
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$18K$250
TravelLn 17$22K$21K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$779$587
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69$69
Total functional expensesLn 25$492K$460K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $547K$492K$55K$112K 990 PDF
FY2023 $486K$456K$30K$57K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$27K 990 PDF
FY2021 $152K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020 $112K$22K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $547,128 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$537,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$547,044
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $84$84
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $84$547,128
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $492,372 across 11 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $27,738$27,738
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $187$187
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,350$2,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $407,027$407,027
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,635 · Management $315$7,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,703$2,703
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,463 · Management $250$18,713
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,736 · Management $1,133$21,869
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,400$2,400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $779 · Management $587$1,366
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $69$69
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $459,743 · Management $32,629 · Fundraising $0$492,372
Part X · Balance sheet $111,834 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $57,077$111,834
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,077$111,834
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $57,077$111,834
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,077$111,834
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,077$111,834
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $111,834 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$547,128
XI-2 Total expenses$492,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,756
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,077
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$111,834

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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