Sidney Fire Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Sidney, MT501(c)(3)Since 2006Public Safety & DisasterEIN 20-5721633Revenue $85K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1105 3rd St Nw, 59270-5855 · Sidney, MTTax-exempt since Jan 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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 $46K a year · 37% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$152K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$85K
-64% vs prior year
Spent
$152K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$938K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$85K
FY2025▼ -64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$85K
Expenses
$152K
FY2025▲ +405%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$126K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$39K
FY2024$30K
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$938K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$728K
FY2021$705K
FY2022$784K
FY2023$800K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$938K

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 Jan 2008.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $152K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $152K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide support for sidney fire department and sidney fire relief association

$152Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 7 grants · $312K · 2020–2024
Sidney Fire Relief AssociationFY2024$30,000
Sidney Fire Relief AssociationFY2023$39,320
Sidney Fire Relief AssociationFY2022$38,316
Sidney Volunteer Fire DepartmentFY2021$96,000
Sidney Fire Relief AssociationFY2021$29,782
Sidney Volunteer Fire DepartmentFY2020$46,000
Sidney Fire Relief AssociationFY2020$32,565

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$85K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Other incomeLn 4–11$195
Money outPt IX
$152K
Ln 25
Programscol B$152K
Owns and owesPt X
$938K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$151K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$195
Gains on assetsLn 7$6K
Total revenueLn 12$85K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
SavingsLn 2$149K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$934K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$152K
Net assetsLn 32$938K
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$326K$151K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$705K$934K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K$152K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$938K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$152K$152K
Total functional expensesLn 25$152K$152K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $85K$152K−$67K$938K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$30K$205K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$39K$16K$800K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$39K$90K$784K 990 PDF
FY2021 $102K$126K−$24K$705K 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K$79K$58K$728K 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
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Part I · Summary $84,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,261$23,114
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $204,231$61,347
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $219$195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $234,711$84,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$151,512
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $30,000$151,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $204,711−$66,856
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,656 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $55,359$55,359
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $195$195
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,988$5,988
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,542 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$84,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $151,512 across 1 line filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $151,512$151,512
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,512 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151,512
Part X · Balance sheet $1,089,025 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,688$2,194
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $321,248$149,079
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $261,241$539,449
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $443,265$394,720
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,927$3,583
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,034,369$1,089,025
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $30,000$151,512
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $30,000$151,512
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,369$937,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,034,369$1,089,025
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $937,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$84,656
XI-2 Total expenses$151,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,856
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,369
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$937,513

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

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