Nonprofit · EIN 23-7260718
BURN INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92106
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,349,522 | $1,528,416 | -$178,894 | $2,471,553 | $163,424 | $2,308,129 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,229,931 | $1,628,685 | -$398,754 | $2,598,464 | $108,370 | $2,490,094 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,185,961
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $174,168
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$10,607
- Other revenue
- -$10,607
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $120,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $691,550
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $982,488
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,995
- Accounting fees
- $8,250
- Occupancy
- $120,975
- Travel
- $12,616
- Depreciation
- $8,122
- Program services (functional)
- $940,723
- Management and general (functional)
- $183,667
- Fundraising (functional)
- $404,026
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,598,464
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,471,553
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $163,424
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,308,129
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,365
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,869,840
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $438,289
- Gross receipts
- $1,410,349
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1973
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Haviland | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $120,000 | $8,100 |
| Gerald Davee Esq | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Ott | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Robert Pfohl | VP CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brennon Hope | VP Programs Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jorge Balvaneda | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Berend | Board Governance Nominating Committee Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Boland | Director at Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Ficco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nate Fairman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Jeanne Lee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Colin Stowell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Mitch Villalpando | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Duardo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Booher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Freeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Logan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tessa Haviland | Executive Director Officer | 40 | $109,375 | $8,380 |
| Susan Day | Executive Director Term 3/2023 Officer | 40 | $54,591 | $6,957 |
| Gerald Davee Esq | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Ott | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Robert Pfohl | VP CFO Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brennon Hope | VP Programs Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jorge Balvaneda | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeff Berend | Board Governance Nominating Committee Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Boland | Director at Large Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Ficco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nate Fairman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Jeanne Lee | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Colin Stowell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chief Mitch Villalpando | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| George Duardo | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Booher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Freeman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2508 HISTORIC DECATUR RD STE 110S, SAN DIEGO, CA 92106-6138
- In care of
- % PETER CALLSTROM
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Peter Callstrom, 2508 Historic Decatur Road STE 110, San Diego, CA 92106
- Signed the 990
- Peter Callstrom, Executive Director
- Phone
- (858) 541-2277
- Website
- www.burninstitute.org
- Return prepared by
- Sonnenberg & Company CPAs
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7260718 or by the name BURN INSTITUTE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Our Mission is to educate and inspire our communities to reduce burn injuries and empower those affected by burn trauma.
Program accomplishments
- Community Outreach - The Organization provides school-based and community-based fire and burn prevention education programs in both English and Spanish and distributes fire and burn prevention literature to childcare centers, preschools, grade schools K-6, community health centers, community resource centers, libraries, at health fairs and senior centers in an effort to prevent fire and burn injuries and deaths. The Organizations wildfire prevention and preparation and senior fire and burn prevention programs all provide the public with services that save lives and property through education.Expenses $533,959
- Burn Patient Support - Patient support burn survivor support services include Camp Beyond the Scars for burn-injured children, a retreat for adult burn survivors, a family retreat for burn survivors and their immediate family, scholarship opportunities for adult burn survivors to attend World Burn Congress and teenagers to attend a young adult retreat, emergency housing and transportation for burn survivors and their families for burn care treatment and follow-up clinical visits, and other medical therapies not covered by insurance.Expenses $406,764
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7260718
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,471,553
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,410,349
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,349,522 | $1,528,416 | $2,471,553 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,229,931 | $1,628,685 | $2,598,464 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,556,085 | $1,394,769 | $2,605,183 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7260718).
Questions about BURN INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of BURN INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BURN INSTITUTE is 23-7260718.
- Is BURN INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to BURN INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BURN INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BURN INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BURN INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BURN INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Peter Callstrom.
- Who are the officers and directors of BURN INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,000 (Tessa Haviland, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does BURN INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,349,522, expenses of $1,528,416 and total assets of $2,471,553 at year end.
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