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Swarthmore Fire & Protective Association

Tax-deductible

Swarthmore, PA501(c)(3)EIN 23-2014628

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To provide volunteer fire fighting and other emergency related response services for the local community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 $10K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$76K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$945K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$527K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$803K
FY2021$742K
FY2022$797K
FY2023$832K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$945K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$708K
FY2021$841K
FY2022$842K
FY2023$902K
FY2024$945K
Net assets
$527K
FY2024▲ +23%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$667K
FY2021$563K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$527K

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 1993.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $847K Management & general 10% · $99K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Conlen Booth
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Booth
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard H Cresson
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard S Lee
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Toby Rose
Director
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides volunteer emergency response and firefighting services to the local community.

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1 program service account for $847K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To provide volunteer fire fighting and other emergency related response services for the local community.

$847Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$360K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Money outPt IX
$945K
Ln 25
Programscol B$847K
Managementcol C$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$527K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$360K
Investment incomeLn 3$30K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$348K
Total assetsLn 16$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$76K
Net assetsLn 32$527K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
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$5K$54K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$114K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$407K$348K
Total assetsLn 16$535K$603K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K$76K
Net assetsLn 32$429K$527K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$642K$617K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$51K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$59K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132K$87K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$945K$847K$99K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$945K$70K$527K 990 PDF
FY2023 $832K$902K−$70K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $797K$842K−$44K$497K 990 PDF
FY2021 $742K$841K−$99K$563K 990 PDF
FY2020 $803K$708K$95K$667K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,014,777 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$31,477
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$590,785
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$622,262
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $360,017$360,017
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $30,114$30,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,384$2,384
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $392,515$1,014,777
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $945,177 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $616,842 · Management $25,273$642,115
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,509$5,509
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,338 · Management $2,101$53,439
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,250$8,250
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $17,290$17,290
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $59,185$59,185
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,489$21,489
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,725 · Management $45,605$132,330
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,570$5,570
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $846,658 · Management $98,519 · Fundraising $0$945,177
Part X · Balance sheet $603,360 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,573$53,762
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,379$4,125
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,655$5,997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $406,973$347,788
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $113,796$191,688
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $535,376$603,360
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $53,380$56,026
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,581$76,249
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $428,795$527,111
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $428,795$527,111
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $535,376$603,360
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $527,111 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,014,777
XI-2 Total expenses$945,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$69,600
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$428,795
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$28,716
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$527,111

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

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