Volunteer frie company, provides community with firefighters/rescue and ambulance service to the village of Sackets Harbor and surrounding townships and mutual aid to jefferson county

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 30 voting members
Concern: none of 30 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$203K
Spent
$177K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$529K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$203K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$125K
Expenses
$177K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$177K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$529K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$529K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · 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 1990.

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

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $74K Management & general 6% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Provides firefighters, rescue, and ambulance services to the community and surrounding areas.

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1 program · $580 · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Local food banks and disaster aid

$580program expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$203K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$199
Money outPt IX
$177K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$529K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Investment incomeLn 3$199
Total revenueLn 12$203K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
SavingsLn 2$67K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$285K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159K
Total assetsLn 16$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$529K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 647
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K$285K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$235K$159K
Total assetsLn 16$524K$529K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$0
Net assetsLn 32$503K$529K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$580$580
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$307$307
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$43K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$76K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K$74K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $125K$173K−$48K$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 $133K$172K−$39K$514K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$255K$50K$553K 990 PDF
FY2022 $150K$176K−$26K$503K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $203K$177K$26K$529K 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 $203,409 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $194,334$203,210
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $446$199
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $194,780$203,409
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,196$887
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $6,672$4,593
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,144$171,560
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $269,012$177,040
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$74,232$26,369
Part VI · Governance 0 of 30 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $203,409 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$203,210
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$203,210
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $199$199
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $199$203,409
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $177,040 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $580$580
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $307$307
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $4,593$4,593
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $450$450
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,115$2,155
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,665$7,665
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,449$43,449
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,440$6,440
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,278$1,278
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$76,435
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,730$16,730
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$16,958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $73,827 · Management $9,780 · Fundraising $0$177,040
Part X · Balance sheet $529,001 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,237$217,067
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$67,434
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $60,000$85,783
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $235,152$158,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $524,389$529,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,757$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $502,632$529,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $524,389$529,001
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $529,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$203,409
XI-2 Total expenses$177,040
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,369
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$502,632
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$529,001

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