Norriton Fire Engine Company FY2020 filing

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To provide Fire-fighting & rescue services in east Norriton township & surrounding areas.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$52K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$568K
Spent
$409K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$568K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$402K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$471K
Expenses
$409K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$445K
FY2022$516K
FY2023$428K
FY2024$432K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1980.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $343K Management & general 16% · $66K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman-Board of Trustees
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman-Board of Tru
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Board of Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
First Vice President
$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 fire-fighting and rescue services in East Norriton and surrounding areas.

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1 program · $343K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide fire-fighting & rescue services in east norriton township & surrounding areas.

$343Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$568K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$343K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$635K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$446K
Government grantsLn 1e$439K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$108K
Total revenueLn 12$568K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$635K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$635K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$810K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$605K
Other assetsLn 15$135K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 638
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$883K$635K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$271K$605K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$720K$810K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$80$80
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
InterestLn 20$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$146K$146K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$136K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$24K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$343K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $471K$432K$39K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $499K$428K$71K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $543K$516K$27K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $402K$445K−$44K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 15, 2021 $568K$409K$159K$2.1M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $568,345 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $195,266$445,701
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,833$14,946
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $128,886$107,698
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,985$568,345
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 $310,540$408,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,540$408,921
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,445$159,424
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 $568,345 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$186
VIII-1e Government grants$438,559
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,956
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$445,701
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,946$14,946
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $71,611$71,611
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $35,795$35,795
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $292$292
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $292 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $122,352$568,345
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,921 across 12 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $80$80
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,900$7,900
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,520$2,520
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,749$4,749
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,136$2,136
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,231$7,231
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,992$17,992
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,162$1,162
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $146,156$146,156
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,212$18,212
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $136,473 · Management $31,701$168,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,288 · Management $8,321$32,609
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,121 · Management $65,800 · Fundraising $0$408,921
Part X · Balance sheet $2,185,478 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $883,185$634,715
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $720,333$810,434
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $270,520$605,329
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150,000$135,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,024,038$2,185,478
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $62,867$52,446
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,867$52,446
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,006,909$1,166,240
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $954,262$966,792
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,961,171$2,133,032
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,024,038$2,185,478
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,133,032 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$568,345
XI-2 Total expenses$408,921
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$159,424
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,961,171
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,437
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,133,032

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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