Torchbearr
Donations deductibleRevenue
$794k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$544k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$260k
$6 liabilities
Net assets
$260k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
3.6 years on average
Staff
9
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Tom Fielden
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Torchbearr's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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
7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Fielden Chair | Chairperson | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Alisha Gaskins | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel Driskell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Desiree Walker | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Leaf Hillman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Scot Steinbring | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tracy Katelman | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Scot Steinbring | Incorporator, Operations Director, Board Member | 2022 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Steinbring | Board Member & Contracted Operations Director | 20 | $158k | ||
| Erica Terence | Executive Director | 10 | $25k | ||
| Alisha Gaskins | Board Treasurer & Contracted Bookkeeper | 3 | $5k | ||
| Thomas Fielden | Board Chair | 0 | $0 | ||
| Desiree Walker | Board Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Driskell | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Leaf Hillman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Katelman | Board Member | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Torchbearr
- EIN
- 873096046
- Address
- 6304 Butler Mountain Rd, Somes Bar, CA, 95568-9516
- State
- California
- Mission
- Torchbearr promotes prescribed burning for a brighter fire future for all. We use hands-on prescribed burning, professional training and public education, and burn planning and consulting to accomplish our mission. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C36 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2022
- Principal officer
- Erica Terence (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 2, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsTom Fielden
≥3years on the filingsAlisha Gaskins
≥3years on the filingsDaniel Driskell
≥3years on the filingsDesiree Walker
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
- $260k
- Total liabilities
- $6
- Net assets or fund balances
- $260k
- Contributions and grants received
- $98
- Program service revenue
- $794k
- Employees
- 9