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Jeremy Stoke Legacy Fire Foundation

EIN 83-4683296 · Cottonwood, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceWeak19 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE JEREMY STOKE LEGACY FOUNDATION WAS FOUNDED IN 2018 AFTER THE DEVASTATING CARR FIRE INCIDENT IN SHASTA COUNTY, CA. JEREMY WAS WORKING WITHIN THE INCIDENT AND WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. JEREMY WORKED FOR THE REDDING FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WAS BOTH ALUMNI OF SHASTA COLLEGE AND AN INSTRUCTOR IN MANY AREAS WITHIN THE FIRE ACADEMY. JEREMY'S PASSION FOR THE FIRE SERVICE WAS EVIDENT IN HIS WORK ETHIC. HIS REPUTATION WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE FIRE SERVICE AS BEING A BROTHER WHO HAD YOUR BACK. THE VISION OF THIS FOUNDATION IS TO PASS ON SOME OF THE QUALITIES THAT JEREMY EMBODIED: HONORING THE BRAVE, ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED, SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE FIRE SERVICE. THROUGH THESE VISIONARY POINTS, THE FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION RESOURCES AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO LOCAL STUDENTS AND FIRE ACADEMY RECRUITS. THE FOUNDATION REACHES OUT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY FAMILES AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN TIMES OF NEED.

Income
$30,442
Spending
$62,879
Spent on programs
77%
Reserves
55.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%
Employees
0

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: 70 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 55.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 107% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 89% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    77% 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

Weak: 19 out of 100. Higher than 1% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    0 of 4 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    0 of 5

    Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $48,548 spent. IN 2025, WE PROUDLY CONTINUED OUR COMMITMENT TO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. WE AWARDED 19 SCHOLARSHIPS TO CADETS GRADUATING FROM SHASTA COLLEGE FIRE ACADEMY AND PROVIDED ONGOING SUPPORT TO NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUT THE YEAR.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2020.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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