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Sanborn Fire Company INC

Tax-deductible

Sanborn, NY501(c)(3)Since 1883Public Safety & DisasterEIN 16-0996573

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Fire protection and first aid

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $74K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
32 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 32.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$363K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% 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
$488K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$488K
FY2025▲ +3%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$347K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$400K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$488K
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▼ -2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$506K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$982K
FY2022$999K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.6M

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 Feb 2025.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $248K Management & general 14% · $40K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Eric Sherwood
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Carney
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Allen
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jared Hoover
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Beaver
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Hans
Director
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sanborn Fire Company INC is a disaster relief nonprofit based in Sanborn, NY, formed in 1883.

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1 program service account for $248K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Fire protection and first aid

$248Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$488K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Programscol B$248K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$777K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$391K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$79K
Total revenueLn 12$488K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$48K
SavingsLn 2$729K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$777K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$363K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$579K$777K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$499K$363K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$175$175
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250$250
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$19$19
OccupancyLn 16$18K$7K$11K
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$134K
InsuranceLn 23$27K$27K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$70K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$11K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$248K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $488K$289K$200K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $473K$294K$180K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $456K$261K$195K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $400K$383K$17K$999K 990 PDF
FY2021 $397K$506K−$109K$982K 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$388K−$41K$1.1M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $488,280 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $45,929 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,784
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,784
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $390,883$390,883
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,670$14,670
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $12,188$12,188
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,826$20,826
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $403,071 · Unrelated business −$4,556 · Excluded from tax $85,981$488,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $288,635 across 11 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $175$175
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,000$1,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $250$250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,430$1,430
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19$19
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,050 · Management $11,222$18,272
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,356$11,356
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $133,628$133,628
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,608$26,608
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,052 · Management $6,245$76,297
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,979 · Management $8,621$19,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $248,317 · Management $40,318 · Fundraising $0$288,635
Part X · Balance sheet $1,935,907 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,127$47,641
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $504,246$728,912
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,290,074$1,156,960
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,906$2,394
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,872,353$1,935,907
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $499,060$362,969
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $499,060$362,969
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,373,293$1,572,938
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,373,293$1,572,938
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,872,353$1,935,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,572,938 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$488,280
XI-2 Total expenses$288,635
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$199,645
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,373,293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,572,938

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

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