NonprofitsFire Safe Sonoma

Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief

Fire Safe Sonoma

SANTA ROSA, CA

Total revenue

$623K

Total expenses

$889K

Net assets

$679K

Grants received

$590K

7 grants

EIN

911821198

Tax year

2024

Mission

Public benefit, fire prevention & education

Programs

4 programs

Dmmw:work with landowners, a professional forester, and an environmental engineer to develop a forest stewardship plan, as a step toward future funding to provide vegetation management projects in the area. Funded by cal fire

Expenses: $173K

Safer west sonoma county community. This is a 3yr grant funded by cal fire, which included the purchase of 4 chippers, a home inspection and $1000 homeowner rebate program to pay for defensible space improvements. Local "how to" workshops on defensible space and home hardening without the cost of renting equipment or hiring companies.

Expenses: $127KGrants: $47K

Firewise. Work with local residents and volunteers to develop plans for vegetation removal in critical fire areas. Work with homeowners on establishing defensible space around homes. Provide counseling and fire safety assessments to homeowners to enhance wildfire prevention and resilience

Expenses: $45KGrants: $216K

Wild fire safety expo. In partnership with community emergency response team we staged a wildfire safety expo to bring public awareness to wildfire safety & emergency procedures. Held at sonoma county fairgrounds, with expected attendance of 4000.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$618K
Program service revenue
Investment income$5K
Other revenue$223
Total revenue$623K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$165K
Fundraising
Other expenses$723K
Total expenses$889K
Total assets$683K
Net assets$679K

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

VERN LOSH

Director

Board

6 hrs/wk

MARSHALL TUBERVILLE

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

PAUL LOWENTHAL

Director

Board

3 hrs/wk

GEOFF PETERS

Director

Board

6 hrs/wk

STEVE MOSIURCHAK

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROBERTA MCINTYRE

President

Board

30 hrs/wk

KENNETH HITE

Treasurer

Board

15 hrs/wk

LINDA COLLISTER

Secretary

Board

3 hrs/wk

SASHI SABARATNAM

Vice President

Board

6 hrs/wk

ANNA M RAMSDEN

EXEC COORDINATOR

Staff

$91K

40 hrs/wk

EMILY TUGAW

COUNTY COORDINATOR

Staff

$35K

20 hrs/wk

REBECCA FISHER

PROJECT ADMIN

Staff

$13K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS

PROJECT SERVICES

$119K

SONOMA ECOLOGY CENTER

PROJECT SERVCIES

$115K

ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS

PROJECT SERVICES

$67K

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT INC

PROJECT SERVICES

$25K

COMMUNICATION BRIDGE

CONSULTATION SERVCIES

$17K

Grants received

Showing 7 of 7

FromAmountPurposeYear
$216K
WILDFIRE PREVENTION
2024
$74K
DISASTER RELIEF
2024
$115K
WILDFIRE PREVENTION
2023
$110K
Wildfire protection projects including pre-fire planning, hazardous fuels reduction, project monitoring, and fire-protection, mitigation, and education activities.
2022
$15K
WILDFIRE MITIGATION
2022
$50K
WILDFIRE PROTECTION PROJECTS INCLUDING PRE-FIRE PLANNING, HAZARDOUS FUELS REDUCTION, PROJECT MONITORING, AND FIRE-PROTECTION, MITIGATION, AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES.
2021
$10K
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION TO SONOMA RESIDENTS ABOUT WILDFIRE PREVENTION AND SAFETY.
2020

Funded by

$590K from 4 funders · 7 grants · 2020–2024

California Fire Safe Council Inc

$491K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

American Endowment Foundation

$74K · 1 grant · 2024

California Fire Foundation

$15K · 1 grant · 2022

California Apartment Association

$10K · 1 grant · 2020

Details

EIN911821198
NTEE codeM24
Subsection03
Ruling date1999-12
Employees3
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