MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC

EIN: 830395685 501(c)(3) Public Safety

UKIAH, CA

Total Revenue
$3,569,409
Total Expenses
$3,113,269
Total Assets
$2,376,451
Net Assets
$1,664,284
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2004
Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Scott Cratty
Phone
7074623662
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

MENDOCINO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC, founded in 2004, is a community nonprofit in the Public Safety sector that reported $3.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $3.1M left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

To inform, empower and mobilize county residents to survive and thrive in a wildfire-prone environment.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $2,541,354 Revenue: $260,395

FIRE FUELS REDUCTION: MCFSC manages grant-funded projects and programs to reduce fuel loads and improve wildfire mitigation in Mendocino County. Using both its own crew and subcontractors, MCFSC...

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FIRE FUELS REDUCTION: MCFSC manages grant-funded projects and programs to reduce fuel loads and improve wildfire mitigation in Mendocino County. Using both its own crew and subcontractors, MCFSC provided free defensible-space clearing at the homes of 143 income-qualified seniors and/or disabled residents, supplied 85 days of free chipping services for neighborhood-level defensible-space improvement (serving roughly 700 residences), and conducted 79 free home assessments for wildfire-preparedness. MCFSC's fuel-reduction projects created safer ingress/egress routes and shaded fuel breaks that will slow fires and provide safe workspaces for responders, totaling 410 acres. MCFSC's crew partnered with Sherwood Firewise Communities to clear additional acres in Brooktrails. MCFSC also collaborated with numerous local groups to sponsor or apply for other successful fuel reduction grants such as PG&E funded vegetation management grants. Thanks to a grant from the State Coastal Conservancy, MCFSC added a track mower to its fleet that will improve its ability to deliver community chipping services and work projects in future years.

Program 2
Expenses: $432,295 Revenue: $0

EDUCATION and OUTREACH: MCFSC conducted outreach and education in support of wildfire preparedness and mitigation through convening and/or attending numerous community meetings, including 113...

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EDUCATION and OUTREACH: MCFSC conducted outreach and education in support of wildfire preparedness and mitigation through convening and/or attending numerous community meetings, including 113 inter-agency coordination meetings, 56 local neighborhood Fire Safe Council meetings and 37 community events. MCFSC participated in radio interviews, issued print articles, and maintained a resource-rich website, blog and monthly newsletter. There are now over 1,677 subscribers to the newsletter, whose email version was opened 9,135 times this year. Our website has 17,396 users, and this year we recorded 76,645 Facebook hits, and 2,431 views of how-to videos on home-hardening and defensible-space clearing on the MCFSC YouTube channel. MCFSC provided $135,000 of micro-grants to local fire departments and Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils for small but key strategic local preparedness projects. MCFSC continued to partner with other agencies to plan and strategize for wildfire mitigation and preparedness projects. MCFSC hosts regular leadership meetings for its affiliated Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils, which grew last year to 81 countywide. MCFSC encouraged the Neighborhood Fire Safe Councils to obtain Firewise status, increasing the number of Firewise communities in the County from 4 to 14. MCFSC expanded its school outreach and education program in conjunction with the University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center to provide fire science and wildfire preparedness education to 5th grade through middle school ages. 711 students from 16 different schools participated in the program. MCFSC launched a new blog/podcast series with an initial 16 episodes and published new brochures, including two on wildfire smoke management. MCFSC also created and distributed 263 reflective address-number signs.

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $3,278,987
Program Service Revenue $260,670
Investment Income $29,752
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $3,569,409

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $153,650
Salaries & Benefits $753,662
Fundraising Expenses $28,016
Program Expenses $2,973,649
Other Expenses $2,205,957
TOTAL EXPENSES $3,113,269

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $3,569,409 $3,560,660 +0.0%
Expenses $3,113,269 $3,299,721 -0.1%
Net Income $456,140 $260,939 +0.7%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
7
Independent Members
7
Employees
11
Volunteers
7

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
5
$0
Total Directors
8
$0
Key Employees
1
$82,812
Highest Compensated
1
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Scott Cratty Executive Director 41
Key Emp Highest
$82,812 $0 $82,812
Mike Jones Director 1
Director
$0 $0 $0
Charlie Kelly Director 1.5
Director
$0 $0 $0
Eric Hart Director 1
Director
$0 $0 $0
Nancy Armstrong-Frost President 5
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Joe Zicherman Vice-President 1
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Sue Carberry Vice President 2
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Lisa Bauer Treasurer 1
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Anna Garza Secretary 1.5
Officer 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
2025 $3,569,409 $3,113,269 $2,376,451 $456,140
2024 $3,560,660 $3,299,721 $1,749,415 $260,939
2023 $1,297,508 $1,094,470 $852,606 $203,038
2022 $923,104 $723,498 $602,594 $199,606
2021 $660,432 $495,450 $396,845 $164,982
2020 $297,279 $210,104 $210,010 $87,175
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