Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council

Tax-deductible

Steamboat Spr, CO501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 84-4486442Revenue $222K in FY2024

On file with the IRSrouttwildfire.org2667 Copper Ridge Cir Unit 1, 80487-5132 · Steamboat Spr, COTax-exempt since Feb 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Routt County Wildfire Mitigation Council's main exempt purpose is to create resilient fire-adapted communities to minimize the potential impacts of wildfire. This is done through partnerships, coordination, education, outreach, and programs that assist with long term risk reduction.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$213K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$109K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$222K
FY2024▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$61K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$222K
Net assets
$109K
FY2024▲ +10%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$109K

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 Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $177K Management & general 17% · $36K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,221Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager and Mitigation Specialist
$41,627Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Josh Hankes’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 81st 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.

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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 communities become fire-adapted and reduce wildfire risks through partnerships and education.

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1 program · $177K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Promote and educate public awareness and understanding of wildfire risk to foster community-driven action to reduce risk and the impacts of wildfire in Routt County. Increase partnerships, collaboration, support property owners to take action in local planning of land use and building codes to protect property, infrastructure…

$177Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Money outPt IX
$213K
Ln 25
Programscol B$177K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$109K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$222K
Government grantsLn 1e$192K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$109K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 629
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$100K$24K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$100K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$100K$109K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$64K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$332$6K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$132$5K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$56K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$213K$177K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $222K$213K$9K$109K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$100K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $61K$59K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $222,467 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $156,411$222,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $156,411$222,467
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $63,201$118,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,277$94,619
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,478$212,970
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,933$9,497
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $222,467 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$191,926
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,541
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$222,467
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$222,467
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,970 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,019$64,019
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,071$39,071
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,858$6,858
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,403$8,403
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,700$3,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $332 · Management $6,004$6,336
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $132 · Management $4,925$5,057
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $9,750$9,750
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $6,135$6,135
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,958$1,958
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $56,209 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$56,209
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,074$2,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $177,098 · Management $35,872 · Fundraising $0$212,970
Part X · Balance sheet $109,353 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,856$24,150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$85,203
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $99,856$109,353
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $99,856$109,353
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $99,856$109,353
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $99,856$109,353
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,353 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$222,467
XI-2 Total expenses$212,970
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$99,856
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$109,353

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

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