First in Relief for Evacuees

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810852020
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2017, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Woodland, CA, USA
Phone
5303098696
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$-48,708
Expenses
$52,773
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LACEY HILLIARD (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RANDI CHANDLER (VICE PRESIDE)
  • JOSH HILLIARD (BOARD MEMBER)
  • LACEY HILLIARD (PRESIDENT)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide relief to families evacuated due to devastating disasters.

What it reported doing in 2023

First in, relief for evacuees (fire) works with the local office of emergency services to coordinate efforts to assist those who had been affected by various disasters within a three-hour drive from woodland, California. In addition to providing the use of the trailer to the offices of emergency services in various other counties, fire's volunteers deliver supplies and thousands of pounds of donated food, clothing, blankets, toys and personal items to evacuation centers. In addition to delivering the donations, fire volunteers provide logistical support for large scale coordination of supplies and donations to various counties and other local service organizations. When appropriate, fire provided gift cards to evacuees so they may purchase fresh groceries from stores local to them. The organization's website and various fundraisers we host serve to raise awareness of the needs of the individuals and families who have been displaced as a result of the fires. Virtually all donations received go to assist either those who have been displaced or other organizations directly serving them.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 90% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 24
  • Sustainability: 15
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 94.7%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: Limited
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -208.3%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -119.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $50K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 13 of 13 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.