Union Fire Company 1

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The Union Fire Company is charged with the responsibility to protect the citizens of the carlisle area from teh effects of Fire, hazardous materials, medical emergencies, and other direct or indirect threats to life and property.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 43 volunteers and 14 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 10% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $782K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $284K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$679K
+64% vs prior year
Spent
$440K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$679K
FY2024▲ +64%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$475K
FY2022$435K
FY2023$413K
FY2024$679K
Expenses
$440K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$401K
FY2022$491K
FY2023$478K
FY2024$440K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $412K Management & general 6% · $28K

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
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Hinken’s $5K as Assistant Chief is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Responds to fires, hazardous materials, and medical emergencies to protect lives and property.

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1 program · $412K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide fire and rescue service for the carlilse area. Population - 50,000.

$412Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$284K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$679K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$440K
Ln 25
Programscol B$412K
Managementcol C$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$88K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$558K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$679K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
SavingsLn 2$139K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$782K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$736K
Other assetsLn 15$17
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 643
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$566K$256K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$173K$782K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$803K$736K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$173K$173K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
InterestLn 20$61$61
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$440K$412K$28K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $679K$440K$239K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $413K$478K−$65K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $435K$491K−$56K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $475K$401K$74K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $500K$441K$59K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $678,870 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,741$87,690
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $327,879$557,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,605$28,165
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,977$5,136
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $413,202$678,870
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,416$205,241
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $276,595$234,961
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,011$440,202
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$64,809$238,668
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $678,870 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $824 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,690
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $557,879$557,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $28,094 · Excluded from tax $71$28,165
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,312$4,312
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $585,973 · Excluded from tax $5,207$678,870
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $440,202 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $172,527$172,527
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,862$18,862
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,852$13,852
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,470$14,470
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,889$9,889
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,545$30,545
IX-20 InterestManagement $61$61
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $67,217$67,217
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,929$22,929
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,443$79,443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,905 · Management $3,502$10,407
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $412,280 · Management $27,922 · Fundraising $0$440,202
Part X · Balance sheet $1,796,847 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,954$117,724
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $436,258$138,517
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $23,087$23,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $802,906$735,689
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $172,621$781,833
X-15 Other assets$17
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,564,826$1,796,847
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,556$26,153
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,556$26,153
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,546,270$1,770,694
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,546,270$1,770,694
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,564,826$1,796,847
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,770,694 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$678,870
XI-2 Total expenses$440,202
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$238,668
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,546,270
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$14,244
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,770,694

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

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