We maintain sea stretcher, our emergency boat, provide EMT services and staff a volunteer Fire department, all of which services are provided at no cost to the user.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $91K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
100 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 100.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $83K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$297K
Spent
$124K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$297K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$236K
FY2023$263K
FY2024$217K
Expenses
$124K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$124K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$167K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$265K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1977.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $119K Management & general 4% · $5K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ems Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Edwards’s $3K as Fire Chief is at the 23rd 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Matt Edwards$1,500$3,300$3,300
Jeff Edwards$3,000$3,000$3,000
Dirk Harris$2,000$2,000$2,000
Rebecca Walters$2,000$2,000—
Jessica Hall$1,500—$2,000
Tom Cashel JR$1,800——
Ace Aherns$599$599$599
John Bergquist$599——

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 free emergency boat, EMT, and volunteer fire services.

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2 programs · $119K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Volunteer Fire Department

Provide training,uniforms, meals etc. To members whom volunteer their time & skill to provide fire & ems duties on fishers island. Current members - 77.

$63Kprogram expense
02

Sea Stretcher

Operate & maintain a 42 FT ambulance boat to transport patients to the mainland. Free service to anyone in need.

$56Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $9K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$297K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$124K
Ln 25
Programscol B$119K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$295K
Government grantsLn 1e$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$297K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$393K
SavingsLn 2$646K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 651
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$847K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$953K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$953K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$16K$14K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$689$2K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$124K$119K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $217K$265K−$48K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $263K$120K$142K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $236K$167K$69K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$135K$116K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $297K$124K$173K$1.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $297,262 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $149,655$294,546
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,595$2,716
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,952$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,202$297,262
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,000$9,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $129,283$115,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,283$124,089
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,919$173,173
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,262 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$46,269
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$248,277
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$294,546
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,716$2,716
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,716$297,262
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $124,089 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,000$9,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,375$1,375
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,800 · Management $1,797$15,597
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $689 · Management $2,264$2,953
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,870$11,870
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,240$19,240
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,558$9,558
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,104$45,104
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,392$9,392
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $118,653 · Management $5,436 · Fundraising $0$124,089
Part X · Balance sheet $1,126,548 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $216,053$392,749
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $630,503$646,220
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $106,819$87,579
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $953,375$1,126,548
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $953,375$1,126,548
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $953,375$1,126,548
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $953,375$1,126,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,126,548 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,262
XI-2 Total expenses$124,089
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,173
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$953,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,126,548

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