Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 45,650 | 171,673 | 87,697 | 124,608 | 236,858 | 666,486 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 45,650 | 171,673 | 87,697 | 124,608 | 236,858 | 666,486 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 318,007 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 348,479 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 45,650 | 171,673 | 87,697 | 124,608 | 236,858 | 666,486 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 57 | 186 | 416 | 1,003 | 1,662 | |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 668,169 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 | The executive director, board treasurer, and board finance committee do a thorough review of the 990 before it is filed, and then copies are provided to all board members. |
| Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c | Any potential conflicts of interest are identified by those involved, disclosed to the board, and then are resolved in accordance with our conflict of interest policy. |
| CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a | Compensation for the executive director is determined and approved by an independent committee of the board. Methods used may involve using comparable data from similar organizations. This process is documented and the salary change for the executive director was approved by an independent committee of the board. |
| Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 | All forms are available upon request and available on Guidestar |
| Significant program services not listed on prior year return Part III line 2 | FUSEE brought on a fiscally sponsored project in 2023, the FireGeneration Collaborative (FireGen). FireGen aims to reimagine and transform fire culture, community governance access, and equitable solutions by centering Indigenous leadership and diverse young generations. FireGen envisions a fire world where decision-making centers the most-impacted stakeholders, especially diverse young generations and Indigenous communities. |
| List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11g | line 11 G. Other fees for services Graphics Design & Art $ 90 Marketing Services 4,881 Outreach Coordinator 3,423 Video Production 200 Other Contractors 5,265 Payroll Mgmnt Related Fees 360 FireGen Services 11,598 Total $ 25,817 |
| Part III response or note to any other line in Part III | Part 3, Line 4a: From our program work in education and outreach, organizing and advocacy, FUSEE had the following accomplishments:In our work providing solidarity with Indigenous fire practitioners, we served on the steering committee for the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, helping to bring an unprecedented number of Native attendees and activities on Indigenous fire stewardship. We organized 12 different events featuring Native speakers and topics including a plenary keynote speaker, breakout sessions, roundtable discussions, technical workshops, and formal meetings, and helped Native elders and youth travel to this conference. We also hosted a webinar series on cultural burning that featured Indigenous fire practitioners that attracted a national audience. We helped local Indigenous partners engage in local media and outreach events. We also provided technical support for several prescribed/cultural burns in western Oregon.In our work organizing grassroots activists in the Pacific Northwest Forest/Climate Alliance we provided two educational webinars on Indigenous cultural burning, co-chaired the Alliances Wildfire Working Group, developed strategic messaging for media outreach, and created a series of social media reels and stories. We led the Alliances campaign on the U.S. Forest Services Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) amendment, helping our conservation partners organize a public rally and two workshops for raising informed public engagement. In our policy advocacy work, FUSEE nominated and supported the program director of our fiscally-sponsored project, the FireGeneration Collaborative, to serve on the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for the Forest Services Northwest Forest Plan Amendment. FUSEE attended each FAC meeting in 2023 to provide oral and written testimony, monitor proceedings, and analyze the committees draft documents. In these roles and activities FUSEE and FireGen helped develop dozens of new policy proposals for forest/fire management in the national forests of the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, members of FUSEEs Advisory Council served on the Biden Administrations Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission and we offered policy recommendations through them. FUSEE played a prominent role in the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. This was the worlds largest gathering of wildland fire scientists and managers in 2023 and was an historic event given an unprecedented number of Indigenous people from around the world. FUSEE served on the conference steering committee, and co-chaired the subcommittee tasked with increasing Indigenous peoples participation in the conference. FUSEE also successfully nominated FireGens program and research directors for a joint plenary keynote address. Several FUSEE board members gave oral presentations, and we hosted two poster presentations and an exhibit booth that was located front and center in the conferences exhibit hall. In our media outreach work we were quoted in a total of 28 print or broadcast news stories in 2023, including the Los Angeles Times (twice), Washington Post, Wall St. Journal, Oregonian (twice), Statesman-Journal (twice), and several public radio broadcasts. We also were featured in the documentary, Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire, and supported its national tour of film festival screenings.Part 3, Line 4b: FireGeneration Collaborative: FUSEE supports the FireGeneration Collaborative (FireGen) through fiscal sponsorship and mentorship. FireGens mission is to center Indigenous and youth leadership to reimagine and transform fire culture, community governance access, and equitable solutions. In 2023, FireGen initiated one of the first youth panels to ever be consulted by a federal commission. Their Next Generation Panel presented policy ideas for the Biden Administrations Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. They testified to the many barriers and hostile cultural elements for underrepresented communities in the wildland fire workforce, and several of FireGens policy recommendations for workforce development were adopted and included in the Commissions final report to Congress.FireGens program director, a 23-year-old Indigenous fire practitioner and wildland firefighter, was appointed to the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) working on the Forest Services Northwest Forest Plan amendment. He is the youngest member ever to serve on a FAC, and was was elected by fellow members to be co-chair of the Tribal Inclusion Subcommittee. The 21-member FAC is developing policy recommendations for the first major changes in the 30-year old Northwest Forest Plan. FireGen and FUSEE staff supported his work on the FAC by conducting fire science and policy research, analyzing agency documents, and helping draft policy ideas. FireGens entire organizing team participated in the 10th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress. They presented a keynote plenary speech, facilitated a formal workshop, led an informal roundtable discussion, and hosted an exhibit booth with FUSEE. This was an historic event with an unprecedented attendance by Indigenous people and students/young people. FireGen hosted an arts and education-focused workshop on Reimagining Fire, and organized a Good Fire Futures art contest for students and young people to help envision a good fire future. In 2023 FireGen launched its Fire Futures Action Research Project by holding several workshops with students and young people to discover what younger generations need and want in order to participate in the fire management workforce. This was the initial action to help develop a survey and focus groups for a larger research project to be conducted in 2024. FireGen appeared in several media stories in 2023 including the Oregonian, Teen Vogue, Yes! Magazine, Fast Company, and appeared in a broadcast on Indian Country Today. |
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