Fire Adapted Methow
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Fire Adapted Methow provides a community service to help people understand their wildfire risk and to educate on the appropriate actions to take to reduce the risk of wildfire to homes and properties.
- Income
- $36,735
- Spending
- $7,914
- Reserves
- 43.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $5,520, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- Fire Adapted Methow provided the staff member to form a Neighborhood Ambassador Program in which volunteers were recruited to help educate their neighbors about their risk from wildfire as well as community resources to help them understand what they can do to reduce their risks. The program ended the year with 22 ambassadors across 14 neighborhoods, representing a service area of approximately 600 people. Fire Adapted Methow also hosted a Resiliency Fair in which local agencies came and tabled with information about wildfire resiliency and also gave a walking tour. Fire Adapted Methow also completed a study with the Wildfire Research Center involving on-the-ground home assessments and homeowner surveys, culminating in an extensive body of information regarding perceptions of wildfire risk versus actual wildfire risks. This study helped to inform local agencies about ways to better support community wildfire resiliency.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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