Nonprofit · EIN 83-0395685
MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC
Tax-exempt · UKIAH, CA 95482
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,569,409 | $3,113,269 | $456,140 | $2,376,451 | $712,167 | $1,664,284 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,560,660 | $3,299,721 | $260,939 | $1,749,415 | $812,084 | $937,331 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,278,987
- of which government grants
- $2,922,253
- Membership dues
- $3,240
- Program service revenue
- $260,670
- Investment income
- $29,752
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $153,650
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $82,312
- Other salaries and wages
- $587,707
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $753,662
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,819
- Occupancy
- $8,524
- Travel
- $12,614
- Depreciation
- $90,469
- Program services (functional)
- $2,973,649
- Management and general (functional)
- $111,604
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,016
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,749,415
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,376,451
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $712,167
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,664,284
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $237,434
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,098,004
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $566,280
- Gross receipts
- $3,569,409
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Cratty | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 41 | $82,812 |
| Mike Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Kelly | Director Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Eric Hart | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Armstrong-Frost | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joe Zicherman | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sue Carberry | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Bauer | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Garza | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Cratty | Executive Director Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 45 | $75,000 |
| Sue Carberry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Jones | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Kelly | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Armstrong-Frost | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lisa Bauer | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Anna Garza | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Joe Zicherman | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 263, UKIAH, CA 95482-0263
- In care of
- % MADELIN HOLTKAMP
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Scott Cratty, PO Box 263, Ukiah, CA 95482
- Signed the 990
- Scott Cratty, Executive Director
- Phone
- (707) 462-3662
- Website
- www.firesafemendocino.org
- Return prepared by
- John Hansen Accountant
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-0395685 or by the name MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To inform, empower and mobilize county residents to survive and thrive in a wildfire-prone environment.
Program accomplishments
- FIRE FUELS REDUCTION: MCFSC manages grant-funded projects and programs to reduce fuel loads and improve wildfire mitigation in Mendocino County. Using both its own crew and subcontractors, MCFSC provided free defensible-space clearing at the homes of 143 income-qualified seniors and/or disabled residents, supplied 85 days of free chipping services for neighborhood-level defensible-space improvement (serving roughly 700 residences), and conducted 79 free home assessments for wildfire-preparedness. MCFSC's fuel-reduction projects created safer ingress/egress routes and shaded fuel breaks that will slow fires and provide safe workspaces for responders, totaling 410 acres. MCFSC's crew partnered with Sherwood Firewise Communities to clear additional acres in Brooktrails. MCFSC also collaborated with numerous local groups to sponsor or apply for other successful fuel reduction grants such as PG&E funded vegetation management grants. Thanks to a grant from the State Coastal Conservancy, MCFSC added a track mower to its fleet that will improve its ability to deliver community chipping services and work projects in future years.Expenses $2,541,354 · revenue $260,395
- EDUCATION and OUTREACH: MCFSC conducted outreach and education in support of wildfire preparedness and mitigation through convening and/or attending numerous community meetings, including 113 inter-agency coordination meetings, 56 local neighborhood Fire Safe Council meetings and 37 community events. MCFSC participated in radio interviews, issued print articles, and maintained a resource-rich website, blog and monthly newsletter. There are now over 1,677 subscribers to the newsletter, whose email version was opened 9,135 times this year. Our website has 17,396 users, and this year we recorded 76,645 Facebook hits, and 2,431 views of how-to videos on home-hardening and defensible-space clearing on the MCFSC YouTube channel. MCFSC provided $135,000 of micro-grants to local fire departments and Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils for small but key strategic local preparedness projects. MCFSC continued to partner with other agencies to plan and strategize for wildfire mitigation and preparedness projects. MCFSC hosts regular leadership meetings for its affiliated Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils, which grew last year to 81 countywide. MCFSC encouraged the Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils to obtain Firewise status, increasing the number of Firewise communities in the County from 4 to 14. MCFSC expanded its school outreach and education program in conjunction with the University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center to provide fire science and wildfire preparedness education to 5th grade through middle school ages. 711 students from 16 different schools participated in the program. MCFSC launched a new blog/podcast series with an initial 16 episodes and published new brochures, including two on wildfire smoke management. MCFSC also created and distributed 263 reflective address-number signs.Expenses $432,295 · grants $153,650
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-0395685
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M24)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,376,451
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,569,409
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,569,409 | $3,113,269 | $2,376,451 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $3,560,660 | $3,299,721 | $1,749,415 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,297,508 | $1,094,470 | $852,606 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 83-0395685).
Questions about MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC
- What is the EIN of MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC is 83-0395685.
- Is MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Scott Cratty.
- Who are the officers and directors of MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,812 (Scott Cratty, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,569,409, expenses of $3,113,269 and total assets of $2,376,451 at year end.
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