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Frontier Volunteer Fire Co

Tax-deductible

Niagara Falls, NY501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 16-0806469

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To provide fire and emergency protection to the citizens and property in Wheatfield, New York.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ 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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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$140K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$404K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$404K
FY2024▼ -2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$309K
FY2022$335K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$404K
Expenses
$368K
FY2024▲ +51%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$271K
FY2022$221K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$368K
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.3M

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 Jan 2009.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $313K Management & general 6% · $22K Fundraising 9% · $34K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ronel Laviz
Sergeant at Arms
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Nicholas Shephard
Assistant Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles Stafford
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Protects Wheatfield, New York citizens and property from fire and emergencies.

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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Program services of fire and emergency protections.

$313Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$404K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$646K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$291K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$105K
Total revenueLn 12$404K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$406K
SavingsLn 2$240K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$646K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$140K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$775K$646K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$185K$140K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$91K$91K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$156K$122K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$60K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$313K$22K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $404K$368K$36K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $414K$243K$171K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $335K$221K$114K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $309K$271K$38K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $320K$296K$24K$3.0M 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $404,107 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $49,302 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$291,170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$291,170
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,249$8,249
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,100$4,100
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $51,286$51,286
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,465 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $51,472$404,107
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $367,966 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,220$4,220
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,600$11,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,339$3,339
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,312$11,312
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,550$5,550
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $91,340$91,340
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,224$18,224
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,026 · Fundraising $33,633$155,659
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $60,021 · Management $6,701$66,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $312,693 · Management $21,640 · Fundraising $33,633$367,966
Part X · Balance sheet $3,476,115 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $541,643$405,556
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $233,224$240,019
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,709,231$2,830,540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,484,098$3,476,115
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $184,526$140,402
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,299,572$3,335,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,299,572$3,335,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,484,098$3,476,115
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,335,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$404,107
XI-2 Total expenses$367,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$36,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,299,572
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,335,713

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

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