Wading River Fire Department INC

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Wading River, NY501(c)(3)Since 1947Public Safety & DisasterEIN 11-2733048Revenue $159K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwadingriverfd.orgPo Box 595, 11792-0595 · Wading River, NYTax-exempt since Sep 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To extinguish fires, save and protect lives and property, to promote the fellowship and harmony among our members and to foster an interest in all matters pertaining to the volunteer Fire service and the welfare of the firefighters/ems providers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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 $27K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$7K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 41.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$128K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$133K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$110K
FY2024$140K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$128K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$68K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$137K
FY2025$128K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$764K
FY2021$883K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$856K
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $120K Management & general 6% · $8K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief of Dep
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Donnelly’s $2K as Chief of Dep is at the 20th 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
Mark Donnelly$2,400$2,100————
Theresa Meier$2,400$2,100$2,100$1,920$1,920$1,800
William Savage$2,400$2,100$2,100$1,920$1,920$599
Kevin Berg——$2,100———
Denise Gluck———$1,920——
Stephen Martin—————$1,200
Brandon Heller————$499$450

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

Extinguishes fires, saves lives and property, and supports firefighters and EMS providers.

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2 programs · $110K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Extinguish fires and other emergency services

$61Kprogram expense
02

Community outreach and awareness for the volunteer fire service

$48Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $17K · 2025–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,176
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,625
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,176
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$128K
Ln 25
Programscol B$120K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K
Government grantsLn 1e$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$378K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$645K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$446K$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$375K$645K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K$30K
Total assetsLn 16$856K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$856K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$17K$17K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$249$249
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$63K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$74
Total functional expensesLn 25$128K$120K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $159K$128K$31K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $140K$137K$3K$856K 990 PDF
FY2023 $110K$133K−$23K$829K 990 PDF
FY2022 $100K$98K$1K$847K 990 PDF
FY2021 $133K$68K$65K$883K 990 PDF
FY2020 $123K$39K$84K$764K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $158,999 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $133,194$123,638
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,527$35,361
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $139,721$158,999
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,630$17,227
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $64,709$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $22,617$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,211$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,619$110,631
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,786$127,858
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,935$31,141
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $158,999 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$305
VIII-1e Government grants$75,954
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,643$8,643
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $26,718$26,718
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,361$158,999
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $127,858 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $17,227$17,227
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,200$7,200
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,000$14,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $249$249
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,671$1,671
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,078$5,078
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,725 · Management $1,760$3,485
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,667$4,667
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,738 · Management $4,771$67,509
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,198 · Management $74$3,272
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $119,582 · Management $8,276 · Fundraising $0$127,858
Part X · Balance sheet $1,114,732 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,704$60,800
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $363,247$378,351
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,000$30,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $375,137$645,248
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $856,088$1,114,732
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $856,088$1,114,732
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $856,088$1,114,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $856,088$1,114,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,114,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,999
XI-2 Total expenses$127,858
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$856,088
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$227,503
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,114,732

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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