Hope Fire Engine & Hose Co No 1

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Manheim, PA501(c)(3)Since 1812Public Safety & DisasterEIN 23-1369928Revenue $400K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmanheimfire.com83 S Main St, 17545-1645 · Manheim, PATax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide firefighting service to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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 $162K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
44 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 44.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
50
of 50 voting members
Looks good: 50 of 50 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$400K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$385K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$5.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$400K
FY2025▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$614K
FY2021$484K
FY2022$750K
FY2023$352K
FY2024$428K
FY2025$400K
Expenses
$385K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$293K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$364K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$385K
Net assets
$5.8M
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.1M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2025$5.8M

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 Sep 2012.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $301K Management & general 18% · $70K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Assistant Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Membership Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

Provides volunteer firefighting services to the community.

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1 program · $301K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Firefighting service to the community.

$301Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$400K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361
Money outPt IX
$385K
Ln 25
Programscol B$301K
Managementcol C$70K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a50
IndependentVI 1b50
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$316K
Government grantsLn 1e$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$361
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$400K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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$1.3M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$321K$362K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$5.8M$5.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$14K$44K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$160K$156K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$15K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$100K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$14K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$385K$301K$70K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $400K$385K$16K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $428K$391K$37K$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $352K$364K−$12K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $750K$282K$468K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $484K$293K$191K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $614K$341K$273K$5.1M 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 $400,492 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $336,789$316,043
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,969$361
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,723$85,524
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,342−$1,436
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $427,823$400,492
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
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 $391,088$384,649
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $391,088$384,649
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,735$15,843
Part VI · Governance 50 of 50 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body50
VI-1b Independent voting members50
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 $400,492 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$305
VIII-1e Government grants$130,123
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$185,615
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$316,043
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $361$361
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,752$69,752
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$2,286−$2,286
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $15,772$15,772
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $850$850
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $361 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $84,088$400,492
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $384,649 across 9 lines filed
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,352$2,352
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $8,900$8,900
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,292$1,292
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,544 · Management $3,654$6,198
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,522 · Management $43,592$57,114
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $156,294 · Management $3,998$160,292
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,643 · Management $4,881$19,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $100,250 · Fundraising $13,211$113,461
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,052 · Management $1,464$15,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $301,305 · Management $70,133 · Fundraising $13,211$384,649
Part X · Balance sheet $5,786,852 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $257,322$247,664
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $998,325$1,165,465
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,176,161$4,012,101
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $320,855$361,622
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,752,663$5,786,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,969,086$4,003,275
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,783,577$1,783,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,752,663$5,786,852
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,752,663$5,786,852
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,786,852 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$400,492
XI-2 Total expenses$384,649
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,752,663
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$18,346
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,786,852

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

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