Nonprofit · EIN 31-1736006
FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · VIENNA, VA 22180
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $116,662 | $99,807 | $16,855 | $158,785 | $0 | $158,785 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $45,762 | $38,217 | $7,545 | $141,930 | $0 | $141,930 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $174,155 | $125,392 | $48,763 | $134,385 | $0 | $134,385 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $95,089
- Membership dues
- $18,682
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,888
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Printing, publications and postage
- $21,770
- Other expenses
- $65,937
- Program services (functional)
- $87,707
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $141,930
- Total assets, end of year
- $158,785
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $158,785
- Cash, savings and investments
- $158,785
- Gross receipts
- $123,304
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Guerin | National Chairman | 4 | $0 |
| Kyle Sytetler | Northwestern Deputy Chair | 3 | $0 |
| Ron Stafford | Southern Deputy Chair | 3 | $0 |
| Mark Haughwout | Eastern Deputy Chair, Eastern North Carolina Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Grimes Jr | Secretary, New Jersey Co-Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Scott McClintock | Southwestern Deputy Chair, California-South Director | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Weber | Treasurer, North Idaho-Montana Director | 10 | $0 |
| Jason Johns | Historian/Archivist, Alabama-Mississippi-Louisiana Director | 2 | $0 |
| Maria Schleidt | Arkansas-Oklahoma Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jane Croxen | Arizona Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jon Aronson | California-North Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christopher Rivera | California-Pacific Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Baggett | California-Sierra/Nevada Director | 0 | $0 |
| Kathryn Lindquist | Colorado Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Voykovic | Florida Director | 0 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Finch | Georgia-South Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Luke Channer | South Idaho Director | 0 | $0 |
| Teena Ligman | Indiana Director | 0 | $0 |
| Danny Blevins | Kentucky Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Cobb | Maine Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Quam | Minnesota Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Barr | Western North Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Chris Haartz | New Hampshire Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Wolff | New Jersey Co-Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dixie Boyle | New Mexico Director, South Dakota-Wyoming Co-Director | 0 | $0 |
| Laurie Rankin | New York Director | 3 | $0 |
| Dan Bubnis | Pennsylvania Director | 0 | $0 |
| JoAnn Stearns | South Dakota-Wyoming Co-Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jack Kelley | Southern New England Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Ulmer | Tennessee Director | 0 | $0 |
| Krissy Reynolds | Virginia-West Virginia Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Hayes | Vermont Director | 0 | $0 |
| John Hearing | Washington Director | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Ellis | Wisconsin Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Guerin | National Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Kyle Sytetler | Western Deputy Chair | 3 | $0 |
| Ron Stafford | Southern Deputy Chair, Southeastern Director | 3 | $0 |
| Mark Haughwout | Eastern Deputy Chair, Eastern North Carolina Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Grimes Jr | Secretary, New Jersey Co-Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gary Weber | Treasurer, North Idaho-Montana Director | 10 | $0 |
| Maria Schleidt | Arkansas-Oklahoma Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dave Lorenz | Arizona Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Baggett | California-Sierra/Nevada Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jon Aronson | California-North Director | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher Rivera | California-Pacific Director | 0 | $0 |
| Scott McClintock | California-South Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kathryn Lindquist | Colorado Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Voykovic | Florida Director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Finch | Georgia-South Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Luke Channer | South Idaho Director | 0 | $0 |
| Teena Ligman | Indiana Director | 0 | $0 |
| Danny Blevins | Kentucky Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Cobb | Maine Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Quam | Minnesota Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Barr | Western North Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Chris Haartz | New Hampshire Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Wolff | New Jersey cCo-Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dixie Boyle | New Mexico Director | 0 | $0 |
| Laurie Rankin | New York Director | 2 | $0 |
| David White | Ohio Director | 0 | $0 |
| Howard Verschoor | Oregon Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Bubnis | Pennsylvania Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jack Kelley | Southern New England Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Ulmer | Tennessee Director | 0 | $0 |
| Krissy Reynolds | Virginia-West Virginia Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Hayes | Vermont Director | 0 | $0 |
| John Hearing | Washington Director | 0 | $0 |
| Richard Ellis | Wisconsin Director | 0 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Eells | National Chairman | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Guerin | Western Deputy Chair | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Stafford | Southern Deputy Chair, Southeastern Director | 4 | $0 |
| Mark Haughwout | Eastern Deputy Chair, Eastern North Carolina Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Grimes Jr | Secretary, New Jersey Co-Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kyle Stetler | Historian, California-North Director | 4 | $0 |
| Gary Weber | Treasurer, North Idaho-Montana Director | 10 | $0 |
| Maria Schleidt | Arkansas-Oklahoma Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dave Lorenz | Arizona Director | 0 | $0 |
| Jeff Baggett | California-Sierra/Nevada Director | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher Rivera | California-Pacific Director | 1 | $0 |
| Scott McClintock | California-South Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Freimuth | Colorado Director | 0 | $0 |
| Mark Voykovic | Florida Director | 0 | $0 |
| Michael Finch | Georgia-South Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Luke Channer | South Idaho Director | 1 | $0 |
| Teena Ligman | Indiana Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Danny Blevins | Kentucky Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Cobb | Maine Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dave Quam | Minnesota Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Barr | Western North Carolina Director | 0 | $0 |
| Chris Haartz | New Hampshire Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bob Wolff | New Jersey cCo-Director | 0 | $0 |
| Dixie Boyle | New Mexico Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laurie Rankin | New York Director | 2 | $0 |
| David White | Ohio Director | 0 | $0 |
| Howard Verschoor | Oregon Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Bubnis | Pennsylvania Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jack Kelley | Southern New England Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Ulmer | Tennessee Director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dan Utley | Texas-Louisiana Director | 0 | $0 |
| Krissy Reynolds | Virginia-West Virginia Director | 0 | $0 |
| Peter Hayes | Vermont Director | 0 | $0 |
| Forrest Clark | Western Washington Director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 374 MAPLE AVE E STE 310, VIENNA, VA 22180-4718
- In care of
- % KEITH ARGOW
- Mailing address (990-N for 2022)
- 374 MAPLE AVE E STE 310, Vienna VA 22180
- Principal officer (990-N for 2022)
- Gary Weber, 2590 W VERSAILLES DR, COEUR D ALENE ID 83815
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Gary Weber, Treasurer
- Phone
- (208) 661-6614
- Website
- www.firelookout.org
Mission
Preservation of historic fire lookouts and their legacy through research, education, and support of restoration, staffing, and other alternative uses.
Program accomplishments
- Phase 2 of the restoration of the historic Argentine Rock Lookout for future public use, through USDA-Forest Service Agreement #23-PA-11051100-011. Accomplishments included staircase and walkway restoration work to access lookout structure.Expenses $52,002
- Printing and postage for publication and distribution of quarterly magazine to approximately 1500 members and other interested parties.Expenses $21,770
- Ongoing maintenance and support for the upkeep of multiple historic fire lookouts. Assessment and work undertaken at 36 historic lookout sites in California, New York, Washington, and Montana through various agreements with US Forest Service, National Parks, and State agencies to support continued public use.Expenses $3,119 · grants $12,100
- Other Program Service Expenses: Support for volunteer staffing of lookouts for interpretation and fire detection purposes. Three lookouts staffed by volunteers in California for fire detection and public interpretation and four in New York staffed with volunteer stewards for public interpretation ($4698) Website Expenses ($2015) Conference Expenses ($1115) Other Miscellaneous Administrative Expenses ($2988)Expenses $10,816
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 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1736006
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $158,785
- Income (IRS master file)
- $123,304
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $116,662 | $99,807 | $158,785 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $45,762 | $38,217 | $141,930 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $174,155 | $125,392 | $134,385 | XML |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Gary Weber | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Gary Weber | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Gary Weber | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 31-1736006).
Questions about FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION is 31-1736006.
- Is FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION 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 FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990-N for 2022 names Gary Weber.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FOREST FIRE LOOKOUT ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $116,662, expenses of $99,807 and total assets of $158,785 at year end.
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