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.
97¢ 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
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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.2 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
$133
0.03% 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
$133K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$514K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$133K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$150K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$125K
Expenses
$172K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$177K
FY2022$176K
FY2023$255K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$173K
Net assets
$514K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$529K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$465K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · 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

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $166K Management & general 3% · $5K

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 (FY2023); the FY2024 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 · $1K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Scholarship to local high school student

$1Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$133K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$166K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$514K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$303K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133
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$127K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$133K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$61K
SavingsLn 2$242K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$106K
Total assetsLn 16$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133
Net assetsLn 32$514K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$303K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$161K$106K
Total assetsLn 16$562K$514K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$133
Net assetsLn 32$553K$514K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$55K$55K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$166K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $125K$173K−$48K$465K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $133K$172K−$39K$514K 990 PDF
FY2023 $305K$255K$50K$553K 990 PDF
FY2022 $150K$176K−$26K$503K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $132,602 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $305,188$126,632
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150$5,970
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,338$132,602
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,690$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $5,142$11,522
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,381$159,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,213$171,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,125−$39,088
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 $132,602 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$123,478
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$126,632
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,970$5,970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,970$132,602
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $171,690 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $11,522$11,522
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $450$450
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,316$5,316
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $73,201$73,201
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,541$3,541
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $55,183$55,183
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,477$21,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $166,374 · Management $5,316 · Fundraising $0$171,690
Part X · Balance sheet $513,769 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,229$61,044
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,947$241,655
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $132,279$104,757
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $161,496$106,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $561,951$513,769
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,227$133
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,227$133
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $552,724$513,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,951$513,769
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $513,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$132,602
XI-2 Total expenses$171,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$39,088
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$552,724
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$513,636

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