Rural area Rescue squad for five towns.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$45K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $76K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$45K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$217K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 7 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 7 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$524K
Spent
$490K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$866K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$524K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$524K
FY2021$604K
FY2022$841K
FY2023$717K
FY2024$889K
FY2025$909K
Expenses
$490K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$617K
FY2023$722K
FY2024$797K
FY2025$858K
Net assets
$866K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$866K
FY2021$935K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $466K Management & general 5% · $24K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $45K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$25,582Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$9,179Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$4,874Pt VII · Sec A
$4,680Pt VII · Sec A
President
$323Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Ramsay JR’s $6K as Treasurer is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Kane—$16,997$58,489$3,034$5,585$4,874
Pam Douglas——$2,779$21,214$23,294$25,582
Penny Parmenter—$2,043$289$2,127$3,092$9,179
Robert Ramsay JR$6,228$6,431$5,810$5,176$4,734$4,680
Eric Meltzer$2,696$3,033$1,531$638$1,226$323
Allison Ross——$1,503———
Robert Brown—$32————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides emergency rescue services to five rural communities.

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1 program · $466K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization operates, supports, and facilitates the fryeburg, maine volunteer rescue squad through the purchase of equipment, supplies, and training for the squad and the conducting of other educational and supporting activities for the volunteers and area residents.

$466Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$524K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$217K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$490K
Ln 25
Programscol B$466K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$866K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$286K
Government grantsLn 1e$176K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$217K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$524K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$677K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
Net assetsLn 32$866K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K$273K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146K$133K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$595K$677K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$245K$217K
Net assetsLn 32$844K$866K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$45K$45K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$234K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$34K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$50K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$26K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$490K$466K$24K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $909K$858K$51K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $889K$797K$92K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $717K$722K−$6K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $841K$617K$224K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $604K$544K$60K$935K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $524K$490K$34K$866K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $524,093 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $186,450$285,977
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $288,964$216,947
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31,432$9,221
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,971$11,948
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $522,817$524,093
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,735$300,176
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,846$189,687
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $462,581$489,863
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,236$34,230
Part VI · Governance 2 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $524,093 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$176,212
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$109,765
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$285,977
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $216,947$216,947
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,023$8,023
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,198$1,198
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,052−$3,052
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,169$524,093
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $489,863 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $44,638$44,638
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $234,206$234,206
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,332$21,332
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,635$1,635
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,347$1,347
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,272$2,272
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,168$10,168
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $46,306$46,306
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,770$33,770
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,681 · Management $16,542$66,223
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,075 · Management $1,891$27,966
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $466,176 · Management $23,687 · Fundraising $0$489,863
Part X · Balance sheet $1,082,815 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $334,570$262,690
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,627$10,442
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $595,194$676,868
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $145,898$132,815
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,088,289$1,082,815
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $244,758$216,832
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $843,531$865,983
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,088,289$1,082,815
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $865,983 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$524,093
XI-2 Total expenses$489,863
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,230
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$843,531
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$11,778
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$865,983

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