Civic Intelligence

Slo Fire Bear Fund

EIN 84-2039060 • 501(c)3 • San Luis Obispo, CA

Profile

Bear stands for "benevolent emergency assistance relief and the goal of this group is to help fire service members and their families as well as others in need in the community.

2160 Santa Barbara AvenueSan Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

9th percentile

-109%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

43rd percentile

-6.9%

Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

94th percentile

161%

Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$38,343

Down $2,843 (-6.9%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$38,343

Down $2,843 (-6.9%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Up

$2,608

Up $1,608 (+161%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$5,451

Down $2,917 (-35%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$2,843

Up $4,525 (+61%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth43rd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2019: $43,987Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $36,003Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $59,401Net Assets 2021: $59,4012021Assets 2022: $48,554Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $48,5542022Assets 2023: $41,186Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $41,1862023Assets 2024: $38,343Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $38,3432024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$38,343
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$38,343
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth94th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2019: $68,819Expenses 2019: $24,831Net Income 2019: $43,9882019Revenue 2020: -$3,204Expenses 2020: $4,779Net Income 2020: -$7,9832020Revenue 2021: $39,551Expenses 2021: $16,153Net Income 2021: $23,3982021Revenue 2022: $11,539Expenses 2022: $22,386Net Income 2022: -$10,8472022Revenue 2023: $1,000Expenses 2023: $8,368Net Income 2023: -$7,3682023Revenue 2024: $2,608Expenses 2024: $5,451Net Income 2024: -$2,8432024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$2,608
Expenses$5,451
Net Income-$2,843
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$38,343
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$38,343
Revenue
$2,608
Expenses
$5,451
Net income
-$2,843
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.3$0.00$38.3$2.61$5.45$2.84
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$41.2$0.00$41.2$1.00$8.37$7.37
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$48.6$0.00$48.6$11.5$22.4$10.8
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$59.4$59.4$39.6$16.2$23.4
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$36.0$0.00$3.20$4.78$7.98
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$44.0$0.00$68.8$24.8$44.0
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 1, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$2,608
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Bear stands for "benevolent emergency assistance relief and the goal of this group is to help fire service members and their families as well as others in need in the community.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE ALLEN HANCOCK FIRE AND PARAMEDIC ACADEMY$0$1,600
E-BIKE PROGRAM ASSISTS WITH EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR OPEN SPACE RESCUES IN THE COMMUNITY$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHN KINGPresidentPT$0--
CULLEN JOYTreasurerPT$0--
BILLY NASONSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Slo Fire Bear Fund
EIN
84-2039060
Phone
8057102151
Address
2160 SANTA BARBARA AVENUE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401

Signing Officer

Name
Cullen Joy
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8057124385
Signed
2025-04-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Russell Mainini & Franklin Llp
Address
615 CLARION COURT SUITE 1, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401
Preparer
Ronald a Mainini CPA
Phone
8055447094
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: program/operation expenses. Amount: 1,649. Description: donations. Amount: 2,022. Description: scholarships. Amount: 1,600. Description: fundraising expenses. Amount: 180. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 5,451.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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