Firefighters Burn Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237364927
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Sacramento, CA, USA
Phone
9167398525
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,004,404
Expenses
$1,076,544
Assets
$2,914,010
Liabilities
$64,139

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TREVOR JAMISON (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JOSEPH PICK (EXECUTIVE DI): $106,075 total reported compensation
  • TREVOR JAMISON (PRESIDENT): $55,686 total reported compensation
  • RYAN HENRY (VICE PRESIDE): $28,230 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2024

Burn recovery programs: firefighters kids camp - a special week where children who have suffered serious burn injuries can share an enriching experience in a safe and nurturing environment. The camp is held for one week in the summer and provides young burn survivors with a fun and safe outdoor experience that encourages healing, personal growth and character development. Little heroes family burn camp - a unique three-day recovery program designed to help preschool burn survivors ages 1-6, and their caregivers/families understand and cope with the physical and emotional challenges associated with burn recovery. Team bright - designed to encourage community engagement after a burn injury. Together, shriners children's - northern California and ffbi, plan monthly outings to strengthen skills, boost self-esteem, and inspire normalization. Firefighter volunteers and patients from shriners children's - northern California meet up on coordinated recreational outings during which the firefighters can support goal attainment, help boost survivor skills, and make recovery fun. Burn survivor support group - twice-monthly meetings for burn survivors, family and significant others to come together to support one another in their recovery, discuss issues and raise questions related to their burn injury. Adult burn survivor recovery retreat is a unique opportunity for adults who have been affected by the emotional and physical pain of a serious burn injury to acquire new coping skills and experience personal growth while meeting others who have gone through a similar experience. Liaison response team (lrt) - firefighters assisting burn-injured firefighters. A team of firefighters whose mission is to provide assistance to firefighters, their families and their department in the aftermath of a burn injury. L.r.t. Members are dedicated to the well-being and recovery of their fellow firefighter and understand the importance of help and emotional support during critical times. Family burn relief - provides assistance with lodging, food and transportation costs as well as mental health support to families and individuals who have recently suffered the trauma of a burn injury.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 83% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 89.6%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $31.35 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 97.2%; rating input score 97; 44th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.2%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.71; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 9.9%; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.7% of revenue deployed · 89.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $965K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $106K · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 21/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 37/100.