Eric Marsh Foundation for Wildland Firefighters

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
465441458
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Prescott, AZ, USA
Phone
9288994647
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Named Trusts N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$495,354
Expenses
$307,994
Assets
$204,983
Liabilities
$105,297

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMANDA MARSH (PRESIDENT)
  • JASON PEREZ (VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AMANDA MARSH (PRESIDENT)
  • JASON PEREZ (VICE-PRESIDENT)
  • JIM FAHRENKOPF (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Supporting wildland firefighters and honoring the lives and legacy of our 19 granite mountain hot shots.

What it reported doing in 2025

The eric marsh foundation is dedicated to honoring the sacrifices of americas wildland firefighters by providing comprehensive support to firefighters and their families in times of need. We deliver vital financial assistance, emotional support, and mental health services to those affected by line-of-duty deaths, injury, and trauma. Through our work, we ensure that no wildland firefighter or family faces hardship alone by creating a strong network of support that reflects the brotherhood of the fire service.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 57% for direct work, and 43% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.6%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 87.8%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 37.8%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.51; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.8% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 48.8% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 109.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.6% of revenue deployed · 87.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $270K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 31/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.