Greenhorn Firewise Community
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 844940317
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Cedar Ridge, CA, USA
- Rating
- 63
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fire Prevention
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $29,781
- Expenses
- $7,502
- Assets
- $42,204
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
People named in this filing
- Paige Lettington (Chair)
- William Ryerson (Vice Chair)
- Dianne Marshall (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Greenhorn Firewise Community GFC earned recognition from Firewise USA on June 28 2019 joining a vast network of certified Firewise USA communities across the country including more than 120 in Nevada County. The National Fire Protection Associations NFPA Firewise USA initiative focuses on educating individuals residing in wildfire-prone regions about best practices for enhancing community resilience and protecting homes. Through collaboration and shared responsibility residents are empowered to proactively mitigate wildfire threats by fortifying their properties implementing safety measures and promoting a culture of preparedness within their community. The program emphasizes the importance of collective action in building a safer and more resilient environment in the face of escalating wildfire risks.
What it reported doing in 2024
The Greenhorn Firewise Community diligently upholds the standards necessary to be designated a Firewise Community. This commendation awarded by the National Fire Protection Association NFPA on June 28 2019 signifies the communitys commitment to fire prevention and safety measures. The Greenhorn Firewise Community has successfully retained this prestigious recognition annually showcasing its ongoing dedication to safeguarding its residents and properties against the threat of wildfires. As one of the requirements to retain our certification an annual meeting was held in the Spring of 2024 for our community of approximately 900 parcels and 2-3000 people to promote fire safety through advocacy education and community involvement with other neighbors interested in working toward stronger fire safety practices such as residents hardening their homes and improving defensible space on their properties as well working on localized community projects on such as roadside clearing.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 39
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 77
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 18.5%; rating input score 18
- Program expense ratio: 73.3%; rating input score 73
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 74.8%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.63; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 18.5% of revenue deployed · 73.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $5K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 18/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.