Burn Institute

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1973

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

David Ott

Phone

8585412277

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Burn Institute, founded in 1973, is a community nonprofit in the Philanthropy & Grantmaking sector that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 21% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $1.6M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 32% operating deficit.

Mission

Our Mission is to educate and inspire our communities to reduce burn injuries and empower those affected by burn trauma.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $568,107

Community Outreach - The Organization provides school-based and community-based fire and burn prevention education programs in both English and Spanish and distributes fire and burn prevention...

Community Outreach - The Organization provides school-based and community-based fire and burn prevention education programs in both English and Spanish and distributes fire and burn prevention literature to childcare centers, preschools, grade schools K-6, community health centers, community resource centers, libraries, at health fairs and senior centers in an effort to prevent fire and burn injuries and deaths. The Organizations wildfire prevention and preparation and senior fire and burn prevention programs all provide the public with services that save lives and property through education.

Program 2

Expenses: $411,457

Burn Patient Support - Patient support burn survivor support services include Camp Beyond the Scars for burn-injured children, a retreat for adult burn survivors, a family retreat for burn survivors and their immediate family, scholarship opportunities for adult burn survivors to attend World Burn Congress and teenagers to attend a young adult retreat, emergency housing and transportation for burn survivors and their families for burn care treatment and follow-up clinical visits, and other medical therapies not covered by insurance.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,192,653

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $65,642

Other Revenue $-28,364

TOTAL REVENUE $1,229,931

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $896,178

Fundraising Expenses $355,024

Program Expenses $979,564

Other Expenses $732,507

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,628,685

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,229,931	$1,556,085	-0.2%
Expenses	$1,628,685	$1,394,769	+0.2%
Net Income	$-398,754	$161,316	-3.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$179,303

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Tessa Haviland	Executive Director	040.00	Officer	$109,375	$8,380	$117,755
Susan Day	Executive Director Term 3/2023	040.00	Officer	$54,591	$6,957	$61,548
Gerald Davee Esq	Chairman	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
David Ott	President	004.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chief Robert Pfohl	VP CFO	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Brennon Hope	VP Programs	002.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jorge Balvaneda	Secretary	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jeff Berend	Board Governance Nominating Committee	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Boland	Director at Large	001.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Cunningham	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Matt Ficco	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nate Fairman	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jeanne Lee	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chief Colin Stowell	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Chief Mitch Villalpando	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
George Duardo	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sarah Booher	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rachel Freeman	Director	001.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,229,931	$1,628,685	$2,598,464	$-398,754
2022	$1,556,085	$1,394,769	$2,605,183	$161,316
2021	$1,414,827	$1,261,594	$2,605,037	$153,233
2020	$1,377,296	$1,079,043	$2,298,942	$298,253
2019	$1,504,092	$1,388,775	$1,805,619	$115,317
2018	$1,297,763	$1,270,841	$1,559,340	$26,922