Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BUTTE COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,492,668
- Total expenses
- $8,556,661
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,463,169
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $29,499
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,176,820
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,467,387
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,709,433
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,713,221
- Management and general expenses
- $826,617
- Fundraising expenses
- $16,823
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,713,221
Program services were 90.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$8,203,193
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$259,976
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$1,250
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3 · Investment income
total $29,499 · excluded $29,499
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $261,572 · program services $215,571 · management and general $45,304 · fundraising $697
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,626,319 · program services $1,351,219 · management and general $264,574 · fundraising $10,526
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $101,511 · program services $81,814 · management and general $19,473 · fundraising $224
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $381,583 · program services $297,561 · management and general $82,873 · fundraising $1,149
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $159,190 · program services $133,603 · management and general $25,156 · fundraising $431
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,300 · management and general $22,300
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,442,840 · program services $5,413,215 · management and general $29,475 · fundraising $150
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,073 · program services $1,500 · management and general $573
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $26,343 · management and general $26,343
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $163,163 · program services $82,559 · management and general $80,604
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17 · Travel
total $68,352 · program services $75,073 · management and general -$6,731 · fundraising $10
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $10,992 · management and general $10,992
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $94,422 · management and general $94,422
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23 · Insurance
total $5,436 · management and general $5,436
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24a · Other expenses: Supplies
total $65,759 · program services $42,707 · management and general $22,629 · fundraising $423
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24b · Other expenses: SOFTWARE
total $37,289 · management and general $37,289
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24c · Other expenses: Subscriptions & Dues
total $36,180 · program services $15,403 · management and general $19,858 · fundraising $919
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24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE
total $32,715 · management and general $32,715
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24e · All other expenses
total $18,622 · program services $2,996 · management and general $13,332 · fundraising $2,294
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $387,395 · end of year $971
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $3,278,756 · end of year $931,064
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $994,115 · end of year $2,883,950
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $50,800 · end of year $32,712
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$478,718
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$210,333
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $352,899 · end of year $268,385
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $117,513 · end of year $59,738
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $513,986 · end of year $1,861,168
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,780,968 · end of year $550,896
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $113,098 · end of year $55,323
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,763,518 · end of year $520,084
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,908 · end of year $1,189,349
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE BUTTE COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE WILDFIRE SAFETY IN BUTTE COUNTY THROUGH EDUCATION AND HAZARD MITIGATION AND TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE FIRE SAFE MESSAGE TO INDIVIDUALS IN FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES THAT THEY ARE AT RISK, THAT THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THEIR LIVES AND TO EDUCATE THEM AS TO WHAT IT IS THEY NEED TO DO TO PREPARE FOR WILDLAND FIRES. IT IS ALSO OUR GOAL TO REDUCE FUEL LOADING IN "COMMUNITIES AT RISK", AND TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE REVENUE SOURCES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FIRE SAFE COUNCIL.
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Forest Health - Mitigation: Over 3,000 acres of hazardous fuels reduction and forest restoration completed.
Expenses $6,816,547 · Revenue $6,683,035
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Education and Outreach: Educated 500 elementary students, tabled at 25 community events, hosted 6 library programs, hosted 24 meetings for Firewise and Safe council leaders.
Expenses $382,420 · Revenue $370,409
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Biomass Utilization: Supported BDO Zone rating designation and engineering costs for two Biomass Utilization Facilities.
Expenses $332,947 · Revenue $331,345
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Chipper Program: over 225 residents participated in chipping services for brush clearance on their properties.
Expenses $163,457 · Revenue $160,893
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Grazing Cooperative: Hosted the 3rd Annual Paradise Grazing Festival and hosted two goat ownership workshops.
Expenses $8,436 · Revenue $1,820
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Firewise USA: Supported the formation of 20 new Firewise USA communities, attended 10 Firewise USA events, and made 5 educational presentations on the Firewise USA program.
Expenses $7,981 · Revenue $7,743
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Doom the Broom: Hosted 6 Doom the Broom volunteer days, led by BCFSC California Climate Action Corps Fellows, in partnership with Paradise Recreation & Park District and loaned 50 weed wrench tools to community members.
Expenses $905 · Revenue $905
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Residents Assistance Program: No calendar year acheivements. Preparing for 2025 program activities.
Expenses $528 · Revenue $368
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Taylor Nilsson
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $139,232
- From this org
- $121,949
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,283
- Hours/week
- 47
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Darrel Wilson
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Greg Dietrich
Former VC
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim Broshears
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Don Hankins
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Bill Connelly
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave Derby
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve Feher
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom Kelly
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dorr LeWright
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rose Tryon
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laurie Noble
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Ursula Parker
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Doug Teeter
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kevin Wright
Board member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark Reith
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robin Wills
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 24 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202532979349301343
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