Urban Association of Forestry

“Royal ramey jordyn ramey cpo brd director spouses”

“A copy of the 990 is distributed to the board members. The executive director/ceo will review and approve the return before it is filed.”

“The organization regularly monitors and enforces compliance with the policy through annual reviews, staff training, and management oversight.”

“The organization uses comparability data from nonprofit compensation surveys and other relevant sources to ensure compensation is reasonable and consistent with industry standards.”

“The organisation uses nonprofit compensation surveys for other positions as well.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public and all other parties upon request at any time. Copies of the form 990 can be obtained online at the california secretary of state's registry of charitable trusts website, as well as other non- profit aggregator websites such as guidestar.org.”

“Royal romey served as cpo until march 31, 2024, and then as ceo beginning april 1, 2024. Brandon smith served as ceo until 03/31/2024 at which time he shifted to a role as senior advisor. Sara sindija served as cfo until she departed the organization effective 02/02/2024. Nicole ataei began employment as director of finance on 01/08/2024, which is after 2023 form w-2 reporting date. As such her w-2 compensation has been reported as zero (0).”

“In fye 06/30/2024 ("fiscal year"), the urban association of forestry and fire professionals (also known as the forestry and fire recruitment program "ffrp")conducts in-reach across the state to recruit & prepare currently incarcerated firefighters in california's conservation camps ("fire camps") to use their skills professionally upon release. Ffrp provides information and career transition support to incarcerated firefighters, as well as other justice-impacted or marginalized individuals to help them access careers in forestry and firefighting. In the fiscal year, ffrp ran two primary programs: 1)ffrps 8-week career training program, offered in four separate cohorts with paid on-the-job training, wildfire & public safety certificates, and comprehensive case management services. (2) ffrp's fee for service program provides on-the- job training for participants in completing wildfire prevention and fire reduction services to help communities become wildfire resilient. 88 people participated in these programs, with 78 graduates. As a result, several dozen individuals were placed in full-time fire and forestry careers during the course of the year. In addition to its primary programs, ffrp served as the inaugural training partner for the la county training center (lactc) from february-november 2024, assisting with recruitment, vetting, and training of 28 participants in lactc, with 10 successful graduates. All graduates of the program completed the necessary training for employment with any wildland agency in the us, with six of whom completing the requirements for structural firefighting with municipal fire departments. Ffrp also launched its first-ever high school program with the san bernardino county superintendent of schools. The 2-week program provided an introduction to wildland firefighting and forestry careers & training for 15 juniors and seniors from local high schools.”

“The organization has engaged an independent cpa firm to conduct an audit of the organizations financial statements for the 18-month period ending june 30, 2024. The financial audit is currently on-going and is expected to conclude early-2026.”