Montvale Engine Co No 1 FY2023 filing

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Montvale, NJ501(c)(4)Since 1970 EIN 22-2244207Revenue $259K in FY2023

On file with the IRS35 W Grand Ave, 07645-2132 · Montvale, NJTax-exempt since May 1979

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Volunteer fire department providing fire and rescue protection to the Borough of Montvale and surrounding communities Provide various community services to numerous clubs, schools, groups and residents in the borough

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
21¢ 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 52% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $859K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$259K
+266% vs prior year
Spent
$95K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$947K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$259K
FY2023▲ +266%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$128K
FY2021$158K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$257K
Expenses
$95K
FY2023▲ +51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$91K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$136K
Net assets
$947K
FY2023▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$867K
FY2021$935K
FY2022$783K
FY2023$947K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2023 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 1979.

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Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $20K Management & general 75% · $71K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

Provides fire and rescue services, plus community support, to local residents and groups.

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3 programs · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Christmas Eve kiddie party in town center park and holiday decorations in town park and area around fire house. Free toys and stockings are given to 450 children who are town residents

$13Kprogram expense
02

College scholarship program awarded to resident local high school students Two awards of $750 and three awards of $500 were given out

$7Kprogram expense
03

Various donations to several charities

$150program expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $44K · 2023–2025
Individual RecipientFY2025$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,750
Individual RecipientFY2025$5,390
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$259K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$182K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Money outPt IX
$95K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$71K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$947K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$77K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$182K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$259K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$87K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$859K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$947K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$680K$859K
Total assetsLn 16$783K$947K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$783K$947K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$7K$7K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$0$0$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$57K$0$57K$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$18K$7K$11K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$394$0$394$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$95K$20K$71K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $257K$136K$121K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $228K$126K$102K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $259K$95K$163K$947K 990 PDF
FY2022 $71K$63K$8K$783K 990 PDF
FY2021 $158K$91K$67K$935K 990 PDF
FY2020 $128K$21K$106K$867K 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 $258,518 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,588$76,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48$181,788
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,636$258,518
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,787$10,761
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$2,368
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,147$81,981
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,934$95,110
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,702$163,408
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $258,518 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$21,335
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,395
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$76,730
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $181,788 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$181,788
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $181,788 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$258,518
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,110 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,761$3,761
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,000$7,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $2,368$2,368
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,326$3,326
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,093 · Fundraising $0$3,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $57,189 · Fundraising $0$57,189
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,165 · Management $10,814 · Fundraising $0$17,979
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $394 · Fundraising $0$394
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,294 · Management $71,490 · Fundraising $3,326$95,110
Part X · Balance sheet $946,613 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $103,112$87,149
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $680,093$859,464
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $783,205$946,613
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $783,205$946,613
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $783,205$946,613
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $946,613 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$258,518
XI-2 Total expenses$95,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$163,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$783,205
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$946,613

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