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← FIRE SAFE SONOMA

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FIRE SAFE SONOMA.

Totals

Total revenue
$840,352
Total expenses
$908,532
Contributions and grants received
$835,774
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,133
Other revenue
$445
Total assets, end of year
$617,594
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,907
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$615,687
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$686,526
Management and general expenses
$222,006
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$686,526

Program services were 75.6% 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)

    $224,674

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $611,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,133 · excluded $4,133

  • 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: STATE FUND DIVIDEND

    total $445 · excluded $445

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $445

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $120,925 · management and general $120,925

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,970 · management and general $10,970

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,716 · management and general $1,716

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,838 · management and general $9,838

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,374 · management and general $1,374

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $35,566 · management and general $35,566

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,608 · management and general $7,608

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,023 · management and general $6,023

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES

    total $686,526 · program services $686,526

  • 24b · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER EXPENSE REIMB

    total $16,644 · management and general $16,644

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS

    total $7,848 · management and general $7,848

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $1,872 · management and general $1,872

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,622 · management and general $1,622

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $106,377 · end of year $112,564

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $580,907 · end of year $505,030

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 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

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,417 · end of year $1,907

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $683,867 · end of year $615,687

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PUBLIC BENEFIT, FIRE PREVENTION & EDUCATION

  • SAFER WEST SONOMA (SWC)FUELS REDUTCTION. 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.

    Expenses $432,838

  • 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

    Expenses $103,615

  • 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

    Expenses $89,939

  • WILD FIRE SAFETY EXPO. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM WE STAGED A WILDFIRE SAFETY EXPO TO BRING PUBLIC AWARENESS TO WILDFIRE SAFETY & EMERGENCY PROCEDURES. HELD AT SONOMA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, WITH EXPECTED ATTENDANCE OF 4000.

    Expenses $43,395

  • FIREWISE. WORK WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOP PLANS FOR VEGETATION REMOVAL IN CRITICAL FIRE AREAS. WORK WITH HOMEOWNERS ON ESTABLISHING DEFENSIBLE SPACE AROUND HOMES. PROVIDE COUNSELING AND FIRE SAFETY ASSESSMENTS TO HOMEOWNERS TO ENHANCE WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND RESILIENCE

    Expenses $11,399

  • GMRS RADIO PROJECT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SONOMA COUNTY EMS SUPPORTS EMERGENY COMMUNICATIONS.

    Expenses $5,340

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Fisher

    PROJECT ADMIN

    Total calculated
    $53,955
    From this org
    $53,955
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anna M Ramsden

    EXEC COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $28,255
    From this org
    $28,255
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Samantha Rodriguez

    Total calculated
    $15,160
    From this org
    $15,160
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Emily Tugaw

    COUNTY COORDINATOR

    Total calculated
    $14,837
    From this org
    $14,837
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Alena Brammer

    Total calculated
    $5,037
    From this org
    $5,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Vern Losh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Marshall Tuberville

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Paul Lowenthal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Geoff Peters

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Steve Mosiurchak

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ariel Kelly

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Roberta McIntyre

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

  • Kenneth Hite

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Linda Collister

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sashi Sabaratnam

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

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
2025
Filed
8 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202642519349301949

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