Backcountry Communities Thriving's goal is to ensure the well-being of each child, family and individual in Julian and the surrounding rural areas through advocacy, service and support to foster a thriving community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 5% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
5
named funders · $45K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$174K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$198K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$88K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$174K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$100
FY2022$77K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$275K
FY2025$174K
Expenses
$198K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$226K
FY2025$198K
Net assets
$88K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$58
FY2022$30K
FY2023$65K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$88K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2021.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $102K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$59,994Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Pro-Tem
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Kim Simas$59,994$59,436$55,581$40,482

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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Programs and updates

Supports children, families, and individuals in rural areas through advocacy and services for community well-being.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Advocacy, Service and Support to foster a thriving Community

$146Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $59K · 2024–2024
Julian Fire Safe CouncilFY2024$46,488
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,750
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,594

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$174K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Programscol B$102K
Owns and owesPt X
$88K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$174K
Total revenueLn 12$174K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$90K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$88K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $174K$198K−$25K$88K 990 PDF
FY2024 $275K$226K$49K$114K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$65K 990 PDF
FY2022 $77K$30K 990 PDF
FY2021 $100$58 990 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

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

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