2025-08-29T17:02:51-07:00 2024-12-31 952302617 SingerLewak 10960 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1100 Los Angeles CA 90024 990 2024-01-01 271527559 CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC CENT 8057467365 3585 Maple Street 205 VENTURA CA 93003 STEPHEN WATSON Executive Director 2025-08-29 true true Sherwin Tolentino P01345520 8055048410 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 3585 Maple Street 205 VENTURA CA 93003 1384784 false X is www.venturafiresafe.org X 2009 CA Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council is a grassroots, community-led organization that mobilizes residents to protect their homes, communities, and environments from catastrophic wildfire, through collaborative planning, programs, mitigation and education. 10 10 9 35 0 701158 1368006 450 0 276 9097 9072 710705 1377354 27771 55589 0 473067 580452 0 24239 247130 451002 747968 1087043 -37263 290311 408583 938356 265000 504462 143583 433894 Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council is a grassroots, community-led organization that mobilizes residents to protect their homes, communities, and environments from catastrophic wildfire, through collaborative planning, programs, mitigation and education. false false 914893 The Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council (VRFSC) provides essential wildfire mitigation and awareness programs that enable Ventura Countys resilient and treasured communities to live more safely with the threat of wildfire. Our Board of Directors bring a deep and broad understanding of wildfire mitigation, resources, mapping, local legislation, and content expertise.Facilitated 51 education and outreach events, webinars, town hall meetings, and workshops, reaching 5,909 people throughout Ventura County. We maintained media presence via Ventura County Reporter, Ventura County Star, KCLU, Ojai Valley News, and various social platforms. Programs were offered in English and Spanish to promote inclusion and equity.Completed 273 Home Hardening Assessments, helping residents identify and address the most vulnerable components of their homes to wildfire.Supported the recognition of 25 Firewise USA Communities. Provided Firewise USA program assistance reaching 534+ individuals and an estimated 2,500 households. Delivered 24 Firewise presentations and distributed 1,500+ educational materials. Distributed funding to Firewise USA communities to support community-level wildfire resilience through chipper events, tree trimming, ember-resistant vents, yard signs, address painting, fire extinguishers, and hazardous vegetation removal.Completed environmental compliance requirements for a 392-acre fuels treatment project, laying the groundwork for 2025 implementation.Provided two 8-hour Hired Vendor Incident Safety Awareness courses, taught by SURE-FIRE Training, Inc., with 45 participants.Provided 14 home retrofits for qualified residents to improve wildfire resistance, including ember-resistant vents, vegetation removal, and more.145 cubic yards of green waste chippedequivalent to 48 pickup truckssupporting defensible space and neighborhood clean-up events.Supported over 100 acres of defensible space creation across multiple communities.Achieved a digital reach of 35,00040,000 914893 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X X STEPHEN WATSON 8057467365 3585 Maple Street Suite 205 VENTURA CA 93003 X MICHAEL LAPLANT Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM ROTH Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HANLEY Treasurer 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW ORTEGA President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM KNISS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KYLE GORDON Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JASON GIAMBI Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS ESPINOSA Vice President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LOPEZ Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET TOUGAS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false THE CREW PO BOX 1532 OJAI CA 93023 CONSULTING 200578 1 2593 1344984 20429 1368006 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 110000 0 276 276 0 0 0 0 16477 2593 7430 9047 0 0 OTHER INCOME 25 25 25 1377354 25 276 0 55589 55589 0 0 0 0 487129 405827 69854 11448 0 51534 42933 7390 1211 41789 34814 5993 982 0 0 0 0 0 0 9478 7896 1359 223 9389 7822 1346 221 8800 7331 1262 207 0 0 26998 22492 3872 634 12117 10095 1737 285 0 0 0 0 0 6906 5753 991 162 OUTSIDE SERVICES 357488 297823 51264 8401 DEPRECIATION 4188 3489 601 98 OFFICE FURNITURE 4099 3415 588 96 MEETINGS AND MEALS 3944 3286 565 93 7595 6328 1089 178 1087043 914893 147911 24239 180469 716736 0 0 224335 149677 0 0 0 0 0 77324 5381 3779 71943 0 0 0 0 0 408583 938356 56376 18423 208624 486039 265000 504462 X 137334 210737 6249 223157 143583 433894 408583 938356 290311 X false false false X 150064 366269 652253 701158 1360946 3230690 0 0 150064 366269 652253 701158 1360946 3230690 0 3230690 276 276 0 0 3230966 18257 0.99990 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 77324 5381 71943 71943 Accrued Payroll 36572 ACCRUED VACATION 12359 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 3314 DEFERRED REVENUE 433794 486039 X X X X false COMMUNITY GATHERING 19070 2593 16477 2270 5160 19070 2593 16477 2270 5160 7430 9047 true 0 0 low-cost home retrofits or maint. 33 55589 COST PAID FOR REPAIR SERVICES Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents available to the public.