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United States Megafire Response Action Fund

EIN 88-2223772 · Calabasas, CA

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What it says it does

TO BUILD A TEAM OF FIRE PRACTITIONERS POLICY MAKERS ENTREPRENEURS AND ACTIVISTS TO SOLVE THE MEGAFIRE CRISIS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)

$406,376 spent. POLICY ADVANCEMENT: RESEARCH, FORMULATION AND PARTNERS COLLABORATION TO INFLUENCE COMPREHENSIVE AND SOUND WILDFIRE POLICY. MEGAFIRE ACTION PARTICIPATED IN WEEKLY/MONTHLY CONVENINGS WITH INFLUENTIAL PARTNERS IN THE SPACE TO BUILD POLICY FOUNDATIONS FOR THE WILDFIRE INTEL CENTER, WORKFORCE CONCERN, ACCOUNTABILTY METRICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS (PRESCIBED FIRE VS. CATASTROPHIC FIRE).
$102,717 spent. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION: BUILT THE FOUNDATION FOR AN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO PARTNER ON USMR'S GOAL OF SUPERCHARGING TECHNOLOGY TO BUILD RESILIENT LANDSCAPES AND COMMUNITIES.
$136,080 spent. COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING: ESTABLISHED FRAMEWORK TO BOLSTER THE MEGAFIRE ACTION BRAND; CONTINUED WORK ON PRESS STRATEGIES, EDUCATIONAL CONTENT & BLOGS, AND OP-ED WRITING OPPORTUNITIES. ENGAGED PUBLICIST, WEB DEVELOPMENT AND BRAND CONSULTANTS TO REFINE OUR PITCH AND EXPAND BEYOND PRESCRIBED FIRE TO TOTAL LANDSCAPE MITIGATION AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. TARGETED WRITINGS TO CONSIDER SINGLE AGENCY FOR WORKFORCE CONCERN.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare 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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2024.
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 May 2024.
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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