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← WESTERN FIRE CHEIFS ASSN

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WESTERN FIRE CHEIFS ASSN.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,854,017
Total expenses
$3,463,306
Contributions and grants received
$1,220,818
Grants paid
$103,650
Program service revenue
$2,483,045
Investment income
$14,702
Other revenue
$135,452
Total assets, end of year
$2,303,972
Total liabilities, end of year
$199,714
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,104,258
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,700,281
Management and general expenses
$763,025
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,700,281

Program services were 78.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,220,818

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADVERTISING

    total $458,772 · related or exempt $458,772

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $407,111 · related or exempt $407,111

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ROYALTIES/GPO

    total $780,930 · related or exempt $780,930

  • 2d · Program service revenue: STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP INC

    total $157,525 · related or exempt $157,525

  • 2e · Program service revenue: WILDFIRE MAP ROYALTY FEE

    total $350,000 · related or exempt $350,000

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $328,707 · related or exempt $328,707

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,702 · excluded $14,702

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT INCOME

    total $123,466 · related or exempt $123,466

  • 11b · Other revenue: INTERIME RECRUITMENT INCOME

    total $9,000 · related or exempt $9,000

  • 11c · Other revenue: REFUNDS

    total $2,986 · related or exempt $2,986

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $135,452

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $103,650 · program services $103,650

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $13,000 · management and general $13,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $861,783 · program services $512,803 · management and general $348,980

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $161,848 · program services $96,307 · management and general $65,541

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $219,507 · program services $130,617 · management and general $88,890

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $6,176 · management and general $6,176

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,225 · management and general $13,225

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,364,277 · program services $1,349,062 · management and general $15,215

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $117,594 · program services $100,796 · management and general $16,798

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $65,734 · program services $31,636 · management and general $34,098

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $94,355 · program services $93,599 · management and general $756

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $80,200 · program services $80,200

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $143,880 · program services $126,839 · management and general $17,041

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $160,874 · program services $50,245 · management and general $110,629

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,675 · management and general $19,675

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,078 · management and general $8,078

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,689 · program services $20,527 · management and general $2,162

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT WRITE OFF

    total $4,000 · program services $4,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES, FEES

    total $1,410 · management and general $1,410

  • 24d · Other expenses: contingency

    total $1,351 · management and general $1,351

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $84,238 · end of year $188,918

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $922,856 · end of year $783,071

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $386,616 · end of year $920,942

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $125,545 · end of year $49,920

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $594,317

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $233,196

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $392,614 · end of year $361,121

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $154,424 · end of year $93,464

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $806,597 · end of year $106,250

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $950,848 · end of year $1,247,910

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $856,348

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO PURSUE THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MEMBER SUPPORT, RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE CODES

  • THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES FOR THE PROMOTION, RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CODES FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING, SUPPRESSING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES.

    Expenses $1,017,771 · Revenue $893,343

  • RAPID, SCALABLE OUTDOOR AND INDOOR MACHINE LEARNINGS BASED MAPPING OF FIRE DEPARTMENT PRE-PLANS: WFCA'S PROJECT WILL TEST AND VALIDATE THE APPLICATION OF GEOCAM VISUAL MAPPING SYSTEM TO PROVE ITS FEASIBILITY TO AUTOMATE CITY-SCALE FIRE PRE-PLAN MAPS ACROSS COMPLEX OUTDOOR AND INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS. THEY WILL DEVELOP A MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED PRODUCT AND SERVICE THAT WILL PROVIDE GEO-LOCATED IMAGERY OUTDOORS AND INDOORS, SUPPORTING REMOTE AND FREQUENT VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT MEMBERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRE-PLANS ON CRITICAL STRUCTURES WITHIN A CITY. IT WILL ALSO ENABLE PARTICIPATING DEPARTMENTS TO OBTAIN NEW INFORMATION ABOUT STRUCTURAL CHANGES ON A REGULAR BASIS TO IMPROVE ON-DEMAND PREPLANNING.

    Expenses $507,802

  • DAILY DISPATCH AND BLUE BULLETIN - COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED A FREE SUBSCRIPTION-BASED, STATE-SPECIFIC ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER TO OVER 75,000 FIRE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE MEMBERS EACH WEEKDAY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION RELATED TO MEMBER SUPPORT, AND RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE PREVENTION CODES.

    Expenses $332,884 · Revenue $458,772

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Van Ballegooijen

    COO

    Total calculated
    $148,776
    From this org
    $126,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,578
    Hours/week
    20
  • Heidi Arnold

    EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $138,842
    From this org
    $116,198
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,644
    Hours/week
    20
  • Anne E Razon

    BUSINESS DEV DIREC

    Total calculated
    $111,165
    From this org
    $94,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,541
    Hours/week
    40
  • Teila Leighton

    OUTREACH DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,725
    From this org
    $91,697
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,028
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeffrey Griffin

    Div. Secretary

    Total calculated
    $13,000
    From this org
    $13,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    8
  • Scott Freitag

    ARIZONA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Niemeyer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug Schrage

    INTERNAL. DIR.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rich Etheridge

    ALASKA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stanley Torres

    WESTERN PACIFIC

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Murray

    HAWAII

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Charlie Butterfield

    IDAHO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeremy Craft

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dave Winnacker

    CALIFORNIA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Greg Megaard

    MONTANA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rich Harvey

    NEVADA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Deric Weiss

    OREGON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Ward

    UTAH

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dennis Doan

    WASHINGTON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeff Johnson

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

  • CAL POLY CORPORATION

    $57,400

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

  • SOUTHEASTERN ASSC-FIRE CHIEFS

    $15,000

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

  • CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC

    $8,000

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

  • GREAT LAKES DIVISION

    $6,500

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

  • WASHINGTON FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC

    $6,500

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

  • OREGON FIRE CHIEFS ASSOC

    $5,500

    PASS-THRU OF FEES FRM VENDOR SALES

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 November 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202543149349303189

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