Civic Intelligence

Oakland Firesafe Council

EIN 61-1735278 • 501(c)3 • Oakland, CA

Profile

Foster wildfire prevention.

6114 LA Salle Ave Ste 462Oakland, CA 94611-2802

oaklandfiresafecouncil.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

91st percentile

53%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$15,180

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.7% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

99th percentile

775%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

93rd percentile

130%

Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Up

$103,587

Up $91,751 (+775%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$103,587

Up $91,751 (+775%) from 2024

Revenue

Up

$174,023

Up $98,279 (+130%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$82,272

Down $16,426 (-17%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$91,751

Up $114,705 (+500%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2016: $1,570Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $417Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $14,962Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $18,373Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $18,653Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $39,194Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $46,639Net Assets 2022: $46,6392022Assets 2023: $34,790Net Assets 2023: $34,7902023Assets 2024: $11,836Net Assets 2024: $11,8362024Assets 2025: $103,587Net Assets 2025: $103,5872025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$103,587
Liabilities-
Net Assets$103,587

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2016: $2,362Expenses 2016: $1,424Net Income 2016: $9382016Revenue 2017: $796Expenses 2017: $1,949Net Income 2017: -$1,1532017Revenue 2018: $17,387Expenses 2018: $2,856Net Income 2018: $14,5312018Revenue 2019: $14,628Expenses 2019: $11,217Net Income 2019: $3,4112019Revenue 2020: $64,088Expenses 2020: $63,808Net Income 2020: $2802020Revenue 2021: $138,509Expenses 2021: $117,968Net Income 2021: $20,5412021Revenue 2022: $199,523Expenses 2022: $192,078Net Income 2022: $7,4452022Revenue 2023: $152,570Expenses 2023: $164,419Net Income 2023: -$11,8492023Revenue 2024: $75,744Expenses 2024: $98,698Net Income 2024: -$22,9542024Revenue 2025: $174,023Expenses 2025: $82,272Net Income 2025: $91,7512025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$174,023
Expenses$82,272
Net Income$91,751

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Jul 21, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$174,023
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Foster wildfire prevention.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Oakland Firesafe Council has a project goal to develop a Joint Powers Agency JPA for wildfire management in the East Bay Hills. The first meeting of the Wildfire Prevention Coordinating Group was held on April 29 2024. This group is now called the East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governments with the acronym of EBWC. This group includes the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa the cities of Berkeley El Cerrito Hercules Oakland Pinole and Richmond and the Rodeo-Hercules Fire Protection District.$9,800$34,535
The organization works to mobilize the people of Oakland and nearby environs to mitigate the risks of wildfire through collaboration education programs and fire prevention and fire safety advocacy.$0$30,493
This organization works to establish Firewise USA sites in the Oakland Hills by encouraging neighborhoods to work together and take actions to help make their community more fire safe.$12,500$14,421
This support represents added resources to enable the organization to reach more of its target area sooner and to ensure that recommended preparedness related activities are being implemented.$0$2,823
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Joelle FraserDirector-$15,180-$15,180
Elizabeth StagePresidentPT$0--
Ken BensonSecretaryPT$0--
Michael KilianTreasurerPT$0--
Lin BarronDirector-$0--
Lisa JacobsDirector-$0--
Doug MoserDirector-$0--
Allene WarrenDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Oakland Firesafe Council
EIN
61-1735278
In Care Of
% KENNETH BENSON
Address
6114 LA SALLE AVE STE 462, OAKLAND, CA 94611-2802

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Kilian
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2025-07-21
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

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