Liabilities / Assets
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 75-2980732 • 501(c)3 • Monterey, CA
Profile
To provide education, implement and fund projects in accordance with National and California Fire Plans, mobilize citizens and agencies to reduce losses from wildfires, exchange information and foster fire prevention and fire safety within the County of Monterey.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
77th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
54th percentile
Higher net margin than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
75th percentile
Faster asset growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$72,122
Up $10,821 (+18%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$6,453
Up $5,301 (+460%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$65,669
Up $5,520 (+9.2%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$150,115
Up $102,430 (+215%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$144,595
Up $24,321 (+20%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$5,520
Up $78,109 (+108%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To provide education, implement and fund projects in accordance with National and California Fire Plans, mobilize citizens and agencies to reduce losses from wildfires, exchange information and foster fire prevention and fire safety within the County of Monterey.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program Service Accomplishments: The California Fire Safe Council with funding through the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) supported a $175,000 County Coordinator program. The objective of the CAL FIRE County Coordinator Statewide Grant program is to educate, encourage, and develop county-wide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups. Counties received a one-time grant of $175,000 to cover administrative costs relevant to county-wide coordination efforts, including but not limited to the salary, support, and administrative costs for a designated County Coordinator. This project closed in December 2024. Monterey Peninsula Foundation awarded FSCMC $15,000 in 2024. FSCMC's focus was on taking preventative measures and implementing strategies to reduce the risk of wildfires before they occur. This is being achieved by educating communities about fire safety, evacuation plans, and defensible space around properties. This Foundation grant will be completed in June 2025. The Community Foundation for Monterey County awarded FSCMC $6,000 in 2024. This project supports the FSCMC with Organizational and Administrative Development to enhancement awareness, and promote active participation within the Firewise USA communities. FSCMC used this grant not only for emergency preparedness and response, but also to establish best practices for wildfire preparedness, defensible space, home hardening hints, neighbors helping neighbors assistance projects and promoting collaboration within the communities. This project will close in December 2025. Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) made the final payment in 2024 ($45,000) on the 2023 Roadside Chipping Grant which had been awarded in 2023 and completed in 2023, with the final payment to a contractor in 2024. This project was to support opening safer ingress/egress for community residents to access both private and public roads within the PG&E Right of Way. This project was supported by the local fire authority, Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District and services approximately 995 residents in the adjacent communities. | $135,809 | $134,680 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Bates | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael Waxer | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Michael Caplin | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jamie Tuitele-Lewis | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Lonni Trykowski | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Pam Peck | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Alecia Hull | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
“Office Expenses $2315”
“Insurance $2089”
“Roadside Chipping Contractor $92825”
“Outreach and Education $7275”
“Program Supplies $2396”
“Business Tax & License $300”
“Donations $80”
“Payroll Liabilities - Beginning $1152 Payroll Liabilities - Ending $6453”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Business Tax & License $300 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | Donations $80 |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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