Belford Engine Company #1 was organized and Incorporated for the purpose of protecting life and property from fire in the Belford section of Middletown and its

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 65 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
83 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 83.3 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
Independent board members
59
of 62 voting members
Looks good: 59 of 62 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$136K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$109K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$136K
FY2025▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$136K
Expenses
$109K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$78K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$114K
FY2025$109K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$971K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

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 Dec 1999.

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% · $107K Management & general 2% · $2K Fundraising 1% · $657

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Record Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finl Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

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Protects life and property from fire in Middletown's Belford section.

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1 program · $107K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The entity performs fire fighting services to the Belford area of Middletown and other areas of the Township of Middletown, NJ.

$107Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$136K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Money outPt IX
$109K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$657
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$758K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a62
IndependentVI 1b59
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$70K
Total revenueLn 12$136K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$510K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$758K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$296K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 665
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K$758K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K$296K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$709$709$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$42K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$23K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$657$0$0$657
Total functional expensesLn 25$109K$107K$2K$657

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $136K$109K$27K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $105K$114K−$9K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $146K$138K$8K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $125K$117K$8K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $125K$78K$46K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$62K$37K$971K 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 $135,852 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $33,425$59,108
I-9 Program service revenue$5,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,990$1,804
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,544$69,940
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $104,959$135,852
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $104$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,734$109,193
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $113,838$109,193
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,879$26,659
Part VI · Governance 59 of 62 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body62
VI-1b Independent voting members59
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 $135,852 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$195
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,926
VIII-1e Government grants$35,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,362
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,108
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,000$5,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,804
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,600$6,600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,831$2,831
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $60,509$60,509
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,804 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $74,940$135,852
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $109,193 across 7 lines filed
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,158 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,158
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $709 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$709
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,531 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$20,531
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,281 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,281
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,628 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,628
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,383 · Management $1,846 · Fundraising $0$25,229
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $657$657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,690 · Management $1,846 · Fundraising $657$109,193
Part X · Balance sheet $1,053,558 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,160$247,852
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $509,416$510,151
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $323,323$295,555
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,026,899$1,053,558
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,026,899$1,053,558
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,026,899$1,053,558
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,026,899$1,053,558
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,053,558 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$135,852
XI-2 Total expenses$109,193
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$26,659
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,026,899
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,053,558

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