Volunteer Fire Company

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $23K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$361K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$192K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$174K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$192K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$164K
FY2023$167K
FY2024$192K
Expenses
$174K
FY2024+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$144K
FY2021$130K
FY2022$145K
FY2023$173K
FY2024$174K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2024 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 Jun 1992.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $141K Management & general 19% · $33K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$6,600Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$6,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$6,325Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sgt at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Robert Burns$6,600$6,600$6,050$6,000—
Dan Sikorski$6,600$6,600$6,600$6,000—
Barbra Mann————$6,400
Edwin Lehsten$6,325$3,600$3,600$3,600$3,600
Bob Burns————$6,000
Tom Bausch————$2,700

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

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Vigilant Fire Company is a nonprofit based in West Seneca, NY.

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1 program · $141K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Volunteer Fire Company

Provides emergency fire protection and medical assistance

$141Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$192K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Money outPt IX
$174K
Ln 25
Programscol B$141K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$103
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Total revenueLn 12$192K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$368K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K$361K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$195$195
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$1K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$210$210
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$56K
All other expensesLn 24e$104$104
Total functional expensesLn 25$174K$141K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $192K$174K$19K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $167K$173K−$7K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $164K$145K$19K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $187K$130K$57K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $170K$144K$26K$1.3M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $192,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $88,792$82,929
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $105$103
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,677$109,045
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $166,574$192,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,500$1,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $19,228$22,778
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $152,407$149,269
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $173,135$173,547
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,561$18,530
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 $192,077 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,929
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $103$103
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $85,651$85,651
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,394$23,394
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $103 · Excluded from tax $109,045$192,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $173,547 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,500$1,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $19,525$19,525
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $3,253$3,253
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $195$195
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,166 · Management $7,661$8,827
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,225$8,225
IX-20 InterestPrograms $15,957$15,957
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,797$57,797
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $210$210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,954$55,954
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $104$104
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $140,703 · Management $32,844 · Fundraising $0$173,547
Part X · Balance sheet $1,703,927 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,625$7,552
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $326,780$367,828
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,342,410$1,309,557
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $20,530$18,990
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,699,345$1,703,927
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $374,781$360,833
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $374,781$360,833
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,324,564$1,343,094
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,324,564$1,343,094
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,699,345$1,703,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,343,094 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$192,077
XI-2 Total expenses$173,547
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,530
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,324,564
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,343,094

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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