The Butte County sheriff's Mounted Posse was founded in december 1941 after the start of world war II to fill the void left by deputies enlisted in the military. The Posse was the first Butte County volunteer organization. The objective of this organization shall be to uphold and defend the constitution of the united states of america, the state of california, the County of Butte and the cities therin. To maintain law and order, to foster and perpetuate a spirit of good fellowship and fraternalism among its members, to promote a feeling of mutual goodwill between the County of Butte and their surrounding communities and the rekindling of that pioneer law-abiding spirit of our forefathers and their love of fine horse flesh.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $28K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$773
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$189K
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$382K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$513K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$189K
FY2024▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$401K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$611K
FY2023$660K
FY2024$189K
Expenses
$382K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$226K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$561K
FY2024$382K
Net assets
$513K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$616K
FY2023$706K
FY2024$513K

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 Dec 1998.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $300K Management & general 22% · $83K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Personnell/Training
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Captain
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Uphold the Constitution and maintain law and order through volunteer service.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization received general donations from the public. This allowed the organization to assist many camp fire victims. Many of these victims were local public service employees. The opportunity to have provided assistance to these employees allowed them to be more effective in their community roles.

Pt IX · col B
02

A program for functitional fitness was added for the public service employees. This program allows the staff the physical and mental support they need to perform their duties in a safe manner. It provides the necessary emotional support to relieve the stresses of being in public safety.

Pt IX · col B
03

The organization has maintained its property so that it can continue to serve the community and its' officers by providing ongoing training which is vital for the area.

Pt IX · col B

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$7K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$189K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$382K
Ln 25
Programscol B$300K
Managementcol C$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$513K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$408K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$773
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$189K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$408K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$773
Net assetsLn 32$513K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$581K$408K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$126K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$707K$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$773$773
Net assetsLn 32$706K$513K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$52K$52K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$207$207
Information technologyLn 14$240$240
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$292$292
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$38K$38K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$254K$204K$51K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$382K$300K$83K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $189K$382K−$194K$513K 990 PDF
FY2023 $660K$561K$99K$706K 990 PDF
FY2022 $611K$498K$113K$616K 990 PDF
FY2021 $157K$226K−$69K$504K 990 PDF
FY2020 $401K$210K$191K$570K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $188,575 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $632,469$183,375
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $11,490$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,678$5,200
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $659,637$188,575
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $560,582$382,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $560,582$382,227
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $99,055−$193,652
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $188,575 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,375
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,375
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,200$5,200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$188,575
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $382,227 across 11 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $52,239$52,239
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $207$207
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $240$240
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,892$11,892
IX-17 TravelPrograms $292$292
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $38,250$38,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,045$12,045
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,167$4,167
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $203,968 · Management $50,507$254,475
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,818 · Management $3,502$8,320
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $299,567 · Management $82,660 · Fundraising $0$382,227
Part X · Balance sheet $513,331 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $581,263$407,675
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $125,720$105,656
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $706,983$513,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $773$773
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $773$773
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $706,210$512,558
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $706,983$513,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $512,558 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$188,575
XI-2 Total expenses$382,227
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$193,652
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$706,210
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$512,558

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