Resilience Guild
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Resilience Guild (dba Bainbridge Prepares) is a nonprofit organization committed to ensuring Bainbridge Island and surrounding communities remain resilient in the face of natural disasters and other calamities.
- Income
- $349,185
- Spending
- $340,429
- Spent on programs
- 57%
- Reserves
- 3.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 650
- Highest pay
- $50,000, past exec director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 138% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1557% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 86 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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)
- $195,645 spent. Bainbridge Prepares codified its strategic partnerships with the Bainbridge Island Fire Department (BIFD) and the City of Bainbridge Island (COBI) in 2025. The organization and its partnerships rely on widespread citizen involvement to mitigate disasters and respond to community needs. In 2025, the organization maintained a robust roster of over 725 trained volunteers who logged approximately 9,000 hours across specialized teams. In 2025, the organization advanced Bainbridge Islands emergency communications and technological infrastructure. Key accomplishments include a comprehensive hardware and network buildout for the COBI (see more details on Schedule O) Continued.....Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and EOC Annex, including new antenna infrastructure and digital radio systems. The organization successfully secured a 140-foot radio tower for emergency communications, utilizing a $10,000 grant for initial site preparation and drafting compreshensive site layouts for future logistics and communicaitons structures. Operational readiness and active incident response were notably expanded in 2025. The Drone21 Team fully integrated its response protocols with BIFD and actively depolyed water and smoke investigations in addition to situational awareness missions. In collaboration with COBI, the organization continued to standardize and maintain disaster hub trailers across Bainbridge Island snd constructed a new, high-capacity hub storage shed on Bainbridge Prepares also facilitated critical community planning by co-leading an all-hub radio communications exercise, executing a multi-site water transfer exercise with the WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) Team, and moderating a public town hall on wildfire evacuation strategies. Finally, volunteers provided essential incident command, network infrastructure, and public safey support at major Bainbridge Island community events with high attendance, including the Rotary
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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