BONNY DOON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- BONNY DOON FIRE SAFE COUNCIL INC (EIN 32-0315464)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-05-15
- IRS object ID
- 202631359349208163
- Schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-05-15T15:58:37-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 020665273 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Heather Babcock CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 7028 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Cruz | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95061 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 320315464 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BONN | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8314251934 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6690 Bonny Doon Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Cruz | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95060 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Meggin Harmon | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2026-05-15 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Heather Babcock | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00081647 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8314263400 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $92,450 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $92,450 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $92,450 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $82,756 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $4,032 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $86,788 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $5,662 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $97,452 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $103,114 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $97,452 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $103,114 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $97,452 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $103,114 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $97,452 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $103,114 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Our mission is to educate and mobilize the people of Ben Lomond Mountain to protect their communities, homes and environment from wildfire. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| Chipping Program- a free fuel reduction service provided to residents of Bonny Doon to reduce wildfire threat. This program assists residents of Bonny Doon in complying with state and county defensible space regulations by providing chipping services to residents who clear vegetative fuels from their property. | |
| Reducing the spread of wildfires on Ben Lomond Mountain routes with strategically located fuel breaks-contract with the California Fire Safe Council and US Forest Service to reduce roadside ignition hazards and create a defensible fire break along two sections of major egress roads in Bonny Doon. This is a multi-year project and involves getting individual landowner approval for work on their roadside frontages from 90 landowners | $84,721 |
| Home Ignition Zone[HIZ]program offering HIZ consults, gratis by CAL FIRE trained and sanctioned consultants. The consultants survey properties from the roof to the ground and outward to 100' to 150' from the home and outbuildings. After the surveys, we offer recommendations on home hardening and defensible space, in order to educate and mobilize the homeowners to mitigate their risks from wildfire. | |
| Bonny Doon Neighborhood communications program-The neighborhood communications is built out of a network of HAM radio operators in each neighborhood who communicate with one another during emergencies when telephone and Internet are down and relay information to MURS radio users in each neighborhood. | $841 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $85,562 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Schallop | ||
| President | 20.00 | $0 |
| Paul Gabriel | ||
| Vice President | 2.00 | $0 |
| Meggin Harmon | ||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 |
| Ted Harris | ||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Meggin Harmon | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 150 McGivern Way | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Cruz | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95060 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8314251934 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $258,953 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $764,244 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $16,746 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $281,628 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $92,450 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,414,021 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $258,953 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $764,244 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $16,746 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $281,628 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $92,450 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,414,021 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $1,414,021 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $7 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $85 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Total | $92 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $1,414,113 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $1054 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1542 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Supplies $1273 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Miscellaneous $127 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Bank Charges $36 |