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Alburtis Fire Co No 1

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Alburtis, PA501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 23-0334384Revenue $132K in FY2024

On file with the IRSalburtisfiredept.comPo Box 904, 18011-0904 · Alburtis, PATax-exempt since Dec 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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This is a volunteer Fire department 501(c)(3) that provides Fire protection and rescue services to the residents of the borough of Alburtis and parts of lower macungie township.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 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
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$132K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$106K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$110K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$132K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$132K
Expenses
$106K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$193K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$134K
FY2024$106K
Net assets
$110K
FY2024▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$355K
FY2021$319K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$85K
FY2024$110K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $63K Management & general 41% · $43K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jasmine Wenner
Financial Secretary
$3,415Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Defelice
Treasurer / House Chair
$1,488Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Ardnt
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scot Smith
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Wenner’s $3K as Financial Secretary is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021
Jasmine Wenner$3,415$3,531$2,348
Jenifer Defelice——$2,129
Jennifer Defelice$1,488$1,702—
Timothy Boger——$1,018

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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

Provides fire protection and rescue services to local residents.

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$132K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$63K
Managementcol C$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Other incomeLn 4–11$113K
Total revenueLn 12$132K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$110K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 69
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K$76K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$85K$110K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$0$1K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$0$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$0$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$3K$30K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$63K$43K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $132K$106K$25K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $172K$134K$38K$85K 990 PDF
FY2022 $118K$205K−$87K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $157K$193K−$36K$319K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$129K−$30K$355K 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 $131,745 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,951$18,831
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $145,089$112,914
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $172,040$131,745
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$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 $133,740$106,475
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $133,740$106,475
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $38,300$25,270
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $131,745 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $80,646 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,431
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,400
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,831
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,268$32,268
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $80,646 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $32,268$131,745
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $106,475 across 6 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,063 · Fundraising $0$1,063
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,090 · Fundraising $0$3,090
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $1,793 · Fundraising $0$1,793
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $7,764 · Fundraising $0$7,764
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,491 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$60,491
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,611 · Management $29,663 · Fundraising $0$32,274
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $63,102 · Management $43,373 · Fundraising $0$106,475
Part X · Balance sheet $110,127 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,883$76,186
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,734$33,941
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,617$110,127
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,760$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,760$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $84,857$110,127
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,857$110,127
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,617$110,127
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $110,127 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$131,745
XI-2 Total expenses$106,475
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,857
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$110,127

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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