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US nonprofit · EIN 205686356 · Sacramento, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 205686356) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

CAL Fire Benevolent Foundation's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chris BernardDirector2023
3 yrs
John ByrneCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Kevin O'MearaPresident2018
8 yrs
Michael MorlanDirector2020
6 yrs
Michael SacheliDirector2020
6 yrs
Steve HartmanCFO2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Kevin O'mearaPresident1$0
Steve HartmanCFO1$0
John ByrneSecretary1$0
Michael SacheliDirector1$0
Michael MorlanDirector1$0
Chris BernardDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Cal Fire Benevolent Foundation
EIN
205686356
Address
1730 I St Ste 101, Sacramento, CA, 95811-3017
State
California
Mission
This public benefit corporation is organized exclusively to engage in lawful charitable and educational activities supporting the families of firefighters and other firefighting suppression personnel in times of financial need or hardship: assist burn victims and their families and support research and studies on occupation. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2005
Principal officer
Kevin O'meara (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 March 2007
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsKevin O'Meara
≥8years on the filingsSteve Hartman
≥6years on the filingsMichael Morlan
≥6years on the filingsMichael Sacheli

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$3.2m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$3.2m
Contributions and grants received
$1m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$295k
Employees
0
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$363k$202k$160k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

5 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Firefighters Burn Institute$15k
RCC Foundation$12k
Cal Fire Local 2881$10k
San Diego Burn Institute$10k
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Found$7k