Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Co

Medina, NYUnknown exempt organizationEIN 22-2623381Revenue $282K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 816 · Medina, NY

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Volunteer Fire Company

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 90 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $22K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$535K
40% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 40% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
35
of 35 voting members
Looks good: 35 of 35 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$282K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$491K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$798K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$230K
FY2022$310K
FY2023$258K
FY2024$268K
FY2025$282K
Expenses
$491K
FY2025▲ +100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$236K
FY2022$244K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$246K
FY2025$491K
Net assets
$798K
FY2025▼ -21%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$904K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$985K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$798K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending November 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $480K Management & general 2% · $7K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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

Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Co is a nonprofit organization based in Medina, NY.

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1 program · $480K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide emergency relief and recreational activities to members of the community on a volunteer basis.

$480Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Programscol B$480K
Managementcol C$7K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$798K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$535K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a35
IndependentVI 1b35
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$232K
Government grantsLn 1e$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Other incomeLn 4–11$51K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$535K
Net assetsLn 32$798K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$158K$238K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$849K$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1$535K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$798K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$800$800
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$87$87
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$37K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$418$418
InterestLn 20$31K$31K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$280K$280K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$95K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$12K$1K$192
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$480K$7K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $282K$491K−$209K$798K 990 PDF
FY2024 $268K$246K$21K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $258K$243K$15K$985K 990 PDF
FY2022 $310K$244K$66K$970K 990 PDF
FY2021 $230K$236K−$6K$904K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $282,402 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $221,229$231,714
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $345$43
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,101$50,645
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,675$282,402
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $125$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,090$491,470
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $246,215$491,470
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $21,460−$209,068
Part VI · Governance 35 of 35 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body35
VI-1b Independent voting members35
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,402 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $327 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$218,879
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,835
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$231,714
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43$43
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $50,299$50,299
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $19$19
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19 · Excluded from tax $50,669$282,402
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $491,470 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800 · Management $800$1,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $4,250$4,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $87$87
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,812$36,812
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $418$418
IX-20 InterestPrograms $31,183$31,183
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $280,132$280,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,084$23,084
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,098 · Management $5,344$100,442
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,125 · Management $1,145 · Fundraising $192$13,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $479,652 · Management $7,376 · Fundraising $4,442$491,470
Part X · Balance sheet $1,332,526 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $157,904$238,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $848,879$1,094,145
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,006,783$1,332,526
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1$534,812
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1$534,812
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,006,782$797,714
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,006,782$797,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,006,783$1,332,526
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $797,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,402
XI-2 Total expenses$491,470
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$209,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,006,782
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$797,714

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