← URBAN ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by URBAN ASSOCIATION OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROFESSIONALS INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 October 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $3,537,688 changed to $1,704,583
Total expenses: $4,200,263 changed to $2,008,754
Contributions and grants received: $3,532,257 changed to $1,702,751
Program service revenue: $2,960 changed to $640
Investment income: $2,471 changed to $1,192
Total assets, end of year: $531,310 changed to $590,703
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,371,743 changed to $747,130
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: -$840,433 changed to -$156,427
Program services expenses: $3,430,242 changed to $1,638,671
Management and general expenses: $628,275 changed to $348,358
Fundraising expenses: $141,746 changed to $21,725
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,430,242 changed to $1,638,671

Listed only on the earlier return

ALEN AMINI
BISHOP LJ GUILLORY
DR BRETT LANE
NICOLE ATAEI
RAY HOLLANS-EVERETTE

Listed only on the later return

BETTY ASHE
BRENT COHEN
DIONNE HENRY
JORDYN RAMEY
MATT JOYCE

Listed under a different title

BRANDON SMITH: CEO (UNTIL 0 then CEO
ROYAL RAMEY: CEO (FORMER then CPO
SARA SINDIJA: CFO (UNTIL 0 then CFO
TOREE ELSTON-MOORE: DIRECTOR then BOARD MEMBER

Totals

Total revenue: $1,704,583
Total expenses: $2,008,754
Contributions and grants received: $1,702,751
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $640
Investment income: $1,192
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $590,703
Total liabilities, end of year: $747,130
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: -$156,427
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,638,671
Management and general expenses: $348,358
Fundraising expenses: $21,725
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,638,671

Program services were 81.6% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$583,219
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,119,532
2a · Program service revenue: FUELS REDUCTION SERVICE

total $640 · related or exempt $640
3 · Investment income

total $192 · excluded $192
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

other assets $2,800
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

other assets $1,800
7c · Gain or loss

other assets $1,000
7d · Net gain or loss

total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $202,512 · program services $135,012 · management and general $67,500
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $659,351 · program services $494,513 · management and general $164,838
9 · Other employee benefits

total $39,731 · program services $30,024 · management and general $9,707
10 · Payroll taxes

total $69,726 · program services $50,980 · management and general $18,746
11c · Fees: accounting

total $33,750 · program services $20,250 · management and general $13,500
11g · Fees: other

total $189,930 · program services $145,290 · management and general $26,877 · fundraising $17,763
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $10,000 · program services $7,000 · fundraising $3,000
13 · Office expenses

total $19,606 · program services $11,764 · management and general $7,842
16 · Occupancy

total $26,070 · program services $23,463 · management and general $2,607
17 · Travel

total $53,886 · program services $32,400 · management and general $21,486
20 · Interest

total $21,394 · program services $17,329 · management and general $4,065
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,300 · program services $2,300
23 · Insurance

total $40,142 · program services $31,525 · management and general $8,617
24a · Other expenses: JOB SUPPLIES

total $424,565 · program services $424,565
24b · Other expenses: AUTOMOBILE EXPENSE

total $139,021 · program services $139,021
24c · Other expenses: MEALS

total $17,572 · program services $16,693 · management and general $879
24d · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT GRADUATION

total $12,835 · program services $12,835
24e · All other expenses

total $46,363 · program services $43,707 · management and general $1,694 · fundraising $962

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $16,285 · end of year $148,983
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $47,046 · end of year $175,367
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $552,552 · end of year $251,190
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $17,454 · end of year $544
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$22,500
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$12,233
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $14,417 · end of year $10,267
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $30,002
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $176 · end of year $4,352
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $40,188 · end of year $47,241
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $490,000 · end of year $699,889
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

beginning of year $147,744 · end of year -$156,427

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE WILDFIRE PERSONNEL FROM NON-TRADITIONAL AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING THEM THE TRAINING, SKILLES, RESOURCES, AND EXPERIENCES NEEDED TO SECURE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.

IN 2023, THE URBAN ASOCIATION OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROFESIONALS (ALSO KNOWN AS THE FORESTRY AND FIRE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM "FFRP") LED IN-REACH AND CAREER PLANNING IN CALIFORNIAS CONSERVATION CAMPS ("FIRE CAMPS"). THESE CAMPS HOST THOUSANDS OF CURRENTLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE HELPING FIGHT WILD FIRES ACROSS THE STATE. FFRP PROVIDES INFORMATION AND CAREER TRANSITION SUPPORT TO FIRE CAMP RESIDENTS TO PREPARE THEM FOR REENTRY AND HELP THEM ACCESS CAREERS IN FORESTRY AND FIREFIGHTING. IN 2023, FFRP RAN TWO PRIMARY REENTRY SERVICES: 1) THE FFRP'S CAREER READINESS AND SERVICES PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS RESUME PREPARATION, CAREER COUNSELING, TRAINING AND CREDENTIALING, AND TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT TO MEN AND WOMEN RETURNING FROM FIRE CAMP; AND 2) FFRPS CAREER TRAINING PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED PAID TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS ENTERING FORESTRY AND FIRE CAREERS. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 70 PEOPLE AND FFRP PLACED SEVERAL DOZEN MEN AND WOMEN IN FULL-TIME FIRE CAREERS DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

Expenses $1,638,671 · Revenue $640

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

Listed in Part VII

BRANDON SMITH

CEO

Total calculated

$67,500

From this org

$67,500

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
ROYAL RAMEY

CPO

Total calculated

$67,512

From this org

$67,512

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
SARA SINDIJA

CFO

Total calculated

$67,500

From this org

$67,500

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
BETTY ASHE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
BRENT COHEN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
TOREE ELSTON-MOORE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
DIONNE HENRY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
JORDYN RAMEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0
MATT JOYCE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$36,000

From this org

$0

From related orgs

$36,000

Other

$0

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

not reported

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported + $36,000 related

Deferred

not reported

Nontaxable benefits

not reported

Filer's total

not reported + $36,000 related

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Compensation survey or study
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7: THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH ENVOY ADVISORY, LLC ("ENVOY") TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES PERTAINING TO MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS AS WELL AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES PERTAINING TO FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT. ENVOY IS 100% OWNED BY MATT JOYCE, A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. MATT JOYCE IS NOT COMPENSATED FOR HIS TIME OR WORK ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION PAID ENVOY 36,000 DURING THE SHORT FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023. SEE ALSO SCHEDULE L, PART IV.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 14 January 2026
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202640149349301239

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