Fire Safe Sonoma EIN 91-1821198 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Fire Safe Sonoma

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Educates the public and prevents fires to benefit communities. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $623K in revenue, $889K in expenses, and $679K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Santa Rosa, CA
Website
www.firesafesonoma.org
Filings
4 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$623KFY2024
Expenses
$889K
Net assets
$679K
People
12
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1821198 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Rosa, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public and prevents fires to benefit communities.
Leadership
Anna M Ramsden · Exec Coordinator · $91K
Money in and out
$623K revenue, $889K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$623K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$889K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$679K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$266K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -3% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -49% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-43%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -195% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$623K
FY2024▼ -46%
Expenses
$889K
FY2024▲ +40%
Total assets
$683K
FY2024▼ -28%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY2024▲ +21%
Total revenue
$623K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$889K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$679K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$266K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$683K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFire Safe Sonoma
EINHdr · item D91-1821198
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Rosa, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.firesafesonoma.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Coordinator
$90,678Pt VII · Sec A
County Coordinator
$34,745Pt VII · Sec A
Project Admin
$13,364Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna M Ramsden’s $91K as Exec Coordinator is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 830 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Anna M Ramsden$90,678$95,270$61,500
Emily Tugaw$34,745
Rebecca Fisher$13,364
Sarah Hasselberg$13,031
Mason Inumerable$3,410

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $564K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Resilient LANDSCAPES/HABITAT corridor- (RLC ii). A project to provide homeowners guidance how to properly landscape aroung their home, and maintain a fire safe environment. Program also includes hands on training modules for landscape contractors. Funded by sonoma county

$264Kprogram expense
02

Dmmw

Work with landowners, a professional forester, and an environmental engineer to develop a forest stewardship plan, as a step toward future funding to provide vegetation management projects in the area. Funded by cal fire

$173Kprogram expense
03

Safer west sonoma county community. This is a 3YR grant funded by cal fire, which included the purchase of 4 chippers, a home inspection and $1000 homeowner rebate program to pay for defensible space improvements. Local "how to" workshops on defensible space and home hardening without the cost of renting equipment or hiring companies.

$127Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$618K · 99%
Investment income$5K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$618K
Investment income1%$5K
Other revenue$223
— government grantsLn 1e$80K
Total revenueLn 12$623K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.31
Program services69%$609K
Management & general31%$279K
Total functional expensesLn 25$889K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$683K
Total assetsLn 16$683K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$679K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $683K · Operating expenses/yr $889K
9.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $609K · Total expenses $889K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $279K · Total expenses $889K
31%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $889K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $482K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $618K · Total revenue $623K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $80K · Total revenue $623K
13%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $623K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $623K
+0.8%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $889K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $623K · Prior year $1.1M
-46%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $679K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $623K · Expenses $889K
-43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $683K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $679K · Total assets $683K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $683K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Anna M Ramsden · Reported title EXEC COORDINATOR · Highest reported compensation $91K · Total expenses $889K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $165K · Total expenses $889K
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 31%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -46%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$125K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$623K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$598K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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