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Elsmere Fire Company a INC FY2020 filing

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Delmar, NY501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 20-0326839Revenue $145K in FY2020

On file with the IRSelsmere.org15 W Poplar Dr, 12054-2140 · Delmar, NYTax-exempt since Jun 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Volunteer Fire & emergency response. Members provide volunteer response to fires and other emergencies in the Elsmere Fire district, and other districts within the town of bethlehem, through mutual aid agreements.

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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $326K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$241K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$145K
Spent
$81K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$551K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$145K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$141K
Expenses
$81K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$81K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$97K
Net assets
$551K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$551K
FY2021$633K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$614K
FY2024$697K

From the FY2020 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 Jun 2004.

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% · $69K Management & general 9% · $7K Fundraising 6% · $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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jim Foster
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matthew Grant
Quartermaste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Heuer
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Murphy
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

Programs and updates

Provide volunteer emergency response for fires and other incidents.

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3 programs · $59K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Volunteer fire & emergency response. Provide meetings, activities and events for local fire and emergency responder volunteers in the community.

$57Kprogram expense
02

Fire training and drills. Members participate in regularly scheduled drills and training exercises, including programs offered by ny state, albany county, ny state association of fire chiefts etc.

$2Kprogram expense
03

Public education and fire prevention. Members conduct fire prevention and education activities for the benefit of the community at both the firehouse and in local schools.

$391program 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
The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region INCFY2023$13K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$105
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$145K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$81K
Ln 25
Programscol B$69K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$551K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$792K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$70K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$331
Total revenueLn 12$145K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$390K
Other assetsLn 15$173
Total assetsLn 16$792K
LiabilitiesLn 26$241K
Net assetsLn 32$551K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 694
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$231K$326K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$403K$390K
Total assetsLn 16$660K$792K
LiabilitiesLn 26$250K$241K
Net assetsLn 32$410K$551K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$92$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$9K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$81K$69K$7K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $141K$97K$44K$697K 990 PDF
FY2023 $130K$107K$23K$614K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$132K−$16K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$71K$40K$633K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $145K$81K$64K$551K 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 $145,348 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,593$69,768
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $76,626$63,173
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,302$12,076
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $37$331
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $127,558$145,348
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $900$2,750
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,004$78,527
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $109,904$81,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,654$64,071
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $145,348 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$44,768
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$69,768
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $50,323 · Unrelated business $12,850$63,173
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12,076$12,076
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $331$331
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,730 · Unrelated business $12,850$145,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,277 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,080$3,080
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $92 · Fundraising $4,631$4,723
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,208$3,208
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,860$53,860
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,470 · Management $4,186$13,656
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $69,288 · Management $7,358 · Fundraising $4,631$81,277
Part X · Balance sheet $792,443 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,213$36,041
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,774$39,781
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $402,793$390,063
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $230,637$326,385
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $786$173
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $660,453$792,443
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,523$1,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $250,383$241,119
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $410,070$551,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $410,070$551,324
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $660,453$792,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,324 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$145,348
XI-2 Total expenses$81,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,071
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$410,070
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$77,183
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,324

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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