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Busti Fire Department INC

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Jamestown, NY501(c)(3)Since 1991 EIN 16-0997092Revenue $313K in FY2025

On file with the IRS886 Mill Rd, 14701-9547 · Jamestown, NYTax-exempt since May 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Volunteer Fire Department

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ 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
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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 $8K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $303K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$857K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
100
of 100 voting members
Looks good: 100 of 100 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$313K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$470K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$313K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$285K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$313K
Expenses
$470K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$200K
FY2024$351K
FY2025$470K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.0M

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 May 1991.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $434K Management & general 8% · $36K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Steve McKinsey
2nd Assistant Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randall Hockenberry
1st Assistant Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Ellis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Voty
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Ellis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Thor
3rd Assistant Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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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Busti Fire Department INC is a nonprofit based in Jamestown, NY, formed in 1991.

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1 program · $434K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Volunteer fire and emergency rescue department serving a small rural community.

$434Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$313K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$470K
Ln 25
Programscol B$434K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$167K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$857K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a100
IndependentVI 1b100
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Government grantsLn 1e$182K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$313K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
SavingsLn 2$83K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$857K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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$217K$167K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$286K$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K$857K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$108$108
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$57K$57K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$232K$232K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$70K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K$434K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $313K$470K−$157K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $322K$351K−$30K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $285K$200K$86K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $279K$214K$64K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $241K$190K$51K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $198K$166K$32K$2.0M 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 $312,822 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $178,687$196,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,686$65,770
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,420$17,848
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,713$32,704
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,506$312,822
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $300$1,880
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $10,363$5,508
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $340,469$462,705
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,132$470,093
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,626−$157,271
Part VI · Governance 100 of 100 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body100
VI-1b Independent voting members100
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 $312,822 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$182,158
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,342
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $65,770$65,770
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,848$17,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $29,956$29,956
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,748$2,748
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,366 · Unrelated business $29,956 · Excluded from tax $0$312,822
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,093 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,880$1,880
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $5,508$5,508
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,500$3,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,020$2,020
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,008$4,008
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,658$6,658
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $30,837$30,837
IX-17 TravelPrograms $108$108
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,838$14,838
IX-20 InterestPrograms $56,841$56,841
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $231,527$231,527
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,429$21,429
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $69,934$69,934
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,005$21,005
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $433,736 · Management $36,357 · Fundraising $0$470,093
Part X · Balance sheet $2,887,589 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,882$83,667
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $139,668$83,374
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,648,860$2,417,333
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $285,687$303,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,151,097$2,887,589
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $980,523$856,758
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $980,523$856,758
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,170,574$2,030,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,151,097$2,887,589
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,030,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$312,822
XI-2 Total expenses$470,093
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$157,271
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,170,574
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$17,528
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,030,831

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

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