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PINE STRAWBERRY FUEL REDUCTION INC

PINE, AZ · EIN 261648961 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE C30 · Environment · Micro (<$100K) · psfuelreduction.org
revenue
$55K
expenses
$69K
net assets
$247K
employees
0
volunteers
6
program ratio
66%
mission · from form 990

TO ASSIST IN THE REDUCTION OF WILDLAND AND STRUCTURAL FIRE IN THE PINE AND STRAWBERRY ARIZONA AREA THROUGH SUFFICIENT FIRE MITIGATION MITIGATION PLANNING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FIRE SAFE CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BIOMASS DEVELOPMENT.

profile · synthesized from sources

PINE STRAWBERRY FUEL REDUCTION INC manages and maintains hiking trails in the Pine and Strawberry areas of Arizona. The organization provides detailed trail information including distance, elevation, and difficulty, and organizes trail-related events such as the 50K Pine Trail Run. Their work supports safe public access to natural areas and promotes outdoor recreation in the region.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2022

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $13K
    MAINTAIN AND DEVELOP A BRUSH PIT IN COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY AND THE FOREST SERVICE WHERE RESIDENTS CAN DISPOSE OF CLEARED VEGETATION FOR BURNING.
  2. #2 $163
    PROVIDE FIREWISE EDUCATION TO THE NORTHERN GILA COUNTY ARIZONA REGIONAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITH MAILINGS AND PARTICIPATION IN AREA EVENTS WITH INFORMATION BOOTHS.
named programs · 2 · from sources

what they call their work

50K Pine Trail Run
Annual 26-mile trail running event used to promote and support trail maintenance in the Pine area
Trail Maintenance and Mapping
Manages 12 trails in the Pine-Strawberry region with detailed mapping, elevation data, and condition reporting
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Trail Construction & Maintenance 6 activities
    • Develop and maintain educational fire mitigation infrastructure
      Creates and maintains educational features such as the Firewise Garden and Fire Interpretive Trail, and provides detailed information for 12 local trails to promote awareness and engagement in wildfire risk reduction.
    • Maintain and expand sustainable trail system
      Continuously improves the local trail network by adding new sustainable trails, upgrading existing ones, and installing educational features such as the Firewise Garden and Fire Interpretive Trail; maintains information for 12 trails and provides detailed route data including distance, elevation, and estimated travel time.
    • Organize and conduct trail work for fuel reduction
      Plans and executes scheduled trail work sessions as part of wildfire fuel reduction efforts, carried out by a Trail Crew that works several days each month to maintain and improve sustainable trails in the Pine and Strawberry area.
    • Organize trail work sessions for fuel reduction
      Conducts scheduled trail work sessions as part of wildfire risk mitigation, carried out by a Trail Crew that works several days each month to maintain and improve sustainable trails in the Pine and Strawberry area.
    • Trail System Development and Maintenance
      Creates, maintains, and improves a system of sustainable trails in the Pine and Strawberry area, including adding new trails, improving existing ones, and incorporating educational features like the Firewise Garden and Fire Interpretive Trail. This includes operating a Trail Crew that works several days each month.
    • Wildfire Fuel Reduction and Trail Maintenance
      Organizes scheduled trail work sessions and operates a Trail Crew several days each month to create, improve, and maintain a system of sustainable trails in the Pine and Strawberry area, which also serves as a fuel reduction effort to mitigate forest fire impact.
  • Wildfire Recovery & Resilience Planning 2 activities
    • Design and implement innovative wildfire mitigation projects
      Conceives and creates new projects and innovations to reduce the impact of forest fires in the Rim Country communities of Pine and Strawberry, Arizona.
    • Develop and implement wildfire mitigation projects
      Conceives and creates innovative projects to reduce the impact of forest fires in the Rim Country Communities of Pine and Strawberry, Arizona, responding to identified gaps in community wildfire preparedness.
  • Wildfire Fuel Reduction Grants 1 activity
    • Secure funding through grants and donations
      Relies on grants and donations to carry out its mission of reducing wildfire risk in the Pine and Strawberry region.
  • Uncategorized 8 activities
    • Brush Pit Operation
      Maintains and staffs the Pine Brush Pit, providing an area for residents to haul brush for fire danger reduction, open on Sundays through November annually.
    • Community Fundraising Events
      Operates two annual fundraising events, the Pine Trail Run (an ultra marathon) and Fire on the Rim (a mountain bike race), to support its mission of reducing wildfire risk.
    • Fundraising Events
      Operates two annual fundraising events, the Pine Trail Run (an ultra marathon expecting 200 runners) and Fire on the Rim (a mountain bike race attracting over 300 riders and 75 children for a kids' race for 15 years), to support its mission of reducing wildfire risk.
    • Host annual fundraising events for wildfire mitigation
      Operates two annual events—Pine Trail Run (ultra marathon) and Fire on the Rim (mountain bike race)—to support wildfire risk reduction efforts, with the bike race attracting over 300 riders and 75 children annually for 15 years, and the trail run expecting around 200 participants.
    • Maintain community brush disposal site
      Operates and staffs the Pine Brush Pit, a designated area where residents can haul brush to reduce fire danger; the site is open on Sundays through November annually.
    • Operate Pine Brush Pit for community fire risk reduction
      Provides and manages the Pine Brush Pit, an area where residents can haul brush to reduce fire danger; the site is maintained and staffed, and open on Sundays through November annually.
    • Operate annual fundraising events for wildfire mitigation
      Hosts two annual events—Pine Trail Run, an ultra marathon expecting ~200 runners, and Fire on the Rim, a mountain bike race that has drawn over 300 riders and 75 children for 15 years—to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives.
    • Wildfire Fuel Reduction and Mitigation
      Organizes scheduled trail work sessions and operates the Pine Brush Pit for residents to haul brush, aiming to reduce wildfire risk in the Rim Country Communities of Pine and Strawberry, Arizona.
financials · form 990 · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$55K
Contributions & grants$43K79%
Program service revenue$12K22%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$69K
Program expenses66%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising20%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineOther
balance sheet
Total assets$247K
Cash$35K
Investments$211K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$247K
Liquid reserves43.1 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +57.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

board members · 7
  • ELSA STEFFANSON — EXEC DIR PRESIDENT
  • GREG ZIMMERMAN — Director
  • JOAN BACKMAN — DIRECTOR VICE-PRES
  • MARIO CRISTNER — DIRECTOR
  • RC CRISTNER — Director
  • SCOTT KEHL — Director
  • SHERRA KISSEE — DIRECTOR TREASURER
relationships · 6

who they work with

  • Firewise USA Partner — Promotes the creation of Firewise USA® Recognition neighborhoods to enhance community wildfire preparedness.
  • Gila County Government — Operates the Countywide Community Notification System for emergency alerts.
  • National Forest Service Partner — Developed a local fuel break with the organization.
  • Not specified Partner — Partnerships not mentioned in the source text.
  • Pine Strawberry Fire District Government — Regulates outdoor burning on private property and issues burn permits in the area.
  • USFS Partner — Partners to create and maintain a system of sustainable trails.