KING COUNTY EXPLORER SEARCH AND RESCUE
EIN 91-1433442 · Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief (M230)
What they do
KING COUNTY EXPLORER SEARCH and RESCUE (KCESAR) is A 501(C)(3) ALL- VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING SEARCH and RESCUE SERVICES for THE 2 MILLION CITIZENS IN KING COUNTY, WA. WE PROVIDE PEOPLE, PLANNING, COORDINATION, LOGISTICS, TRAINING, and EQUIPMENT to SUPPORT EMERGENCY RESPONSE for THE KING COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (KCSO). KCESAR is THE COUNTYS PRIMARY GROUND SEARCH and NON-TECHNICAL RESCUE UNIT; THE "911 of THE WOODS". THE UNIT WAS FOUNDED IN 1954 AS THE FIRST YOUTH-BASED SEARCH and RESCUE ORGANIZATION IN THE NATION and is THE LARGEST of EIGHT UNITS IN THE KING COUNTY SEARCH and RESCUE ASSOCIATION WITH VOLUNTEERS COMPOSED of ALL AGES and BACKGROUNDS.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (9)
AMBER COSANDSECRETARY
BRIAN SWETTDIR OF OPS
EDMUND TSETREASURER
ERIK SWANSONTRUSTEE
KELLY MCGIVERNTRUSTEE
MATT COSANDTRUSTEE
NANCY WARDDIR TRAINING
TAMI PROCKTRUSTEE (END
VALON MILLERPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1993
- Location
- PO BOX 40152, BELLEVUE, WA 98015
- County
- King
- In care of
- MATT PATTERSON
- Primary officer
- MATT PATTERSON, TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY PS
- NTEE classification
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief (M230)
- IRS tax category
- Emergency and Other Relief Services