Firetree Ltd

Williamsport, PAUnknown exempt organizationSince 1990EIN 23-2628605Revenue $18.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSfiretree.com800 W Fourth St · Williamsport, PA

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Firetree's mission is to provide habitation coupled with treatment, counseling and life skills to any individual in need of those services. In carrying out this mission, Firetree will focus on providing the services and skills that an individual, of any age or background will need to become a happy, productive member of his or her community.

86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$283K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 9% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$283K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.1M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 4 voting members
Concern: none of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.9M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$17.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$38.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$18.9M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17.7M
FY2021$18.9M
Expenses
$17.1M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.2M
FY2021$17.1M
Net assets
$38.8M
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38.0M
FY2021$38.8M

From the FY2021 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: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $14.7M Management & general 14% · $2.4M

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

5 people listed on the 990; $283K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Corporate at
$106,833Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$104,530Pt VII · Sec A
President
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$24,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
George Bishop$106,833$120,580
Amy Ertel$104,530$95,808
William Brown$24,000$24,000
Catherine K Ertel$24,000$24,000
Edward Ertel$24,000$24,000

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers housing, treatment, counseling, and life skills to help people become happy, productive community members.

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1 program · $14.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Firetree prides itself in providing quality transitional services to individuals associated with the criminal justice system and battling chemical abuse throughout their lives. We believe that drug and alcohol treatment is essential to effect change in thinking and behavior in order for clients to maintain sobriety and remain safe and…

$14.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2021
Firetree PlacePA · FY2021$408,000
Firetree PlacePA · FY2020$408,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Money outPt IX
$17.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$14.7M
Managementcol C$2.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$38.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26.0M
Total assetsLn 16$43.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$61K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$739K
Total revenueLn 12$18.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.1M
SavingsLn 2$17.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$26.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.7M
Other assetsLn 15$87K
Total assetsLn 16$43.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$38.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5303
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.8M$26.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.2M$11.7M
Total assetsLn 16$38.8M$43.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$751K$5.1M
Net assetsLn 32$38.0M$38.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$684K$684K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$8.2M$6.5M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$240K$192K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$974K$240K
Payroll taxesLn 10$700K$560K$140K
Legal feesLn 11b$33K$29K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$87K$87K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$594K$594K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$214K$131K$82K
Information technologyLn 14$611K$611K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$836K$206K
TravelLn 17$258K$231K$27K
InterestLn 20$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$653K$653K
InsuranceLn 23$222K$222K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.2M$2.2M
All other expensesLn 24e$88K$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$17.1M$14.7M$2.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $18.9M$17.1M$1.9M$38.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $17.7M$16.2M$1.6M$38.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $18,939,182 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,980,800$2,000,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,452,508$17,465,451
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $156,053−$677,975
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $142,318$151,706
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,731,679$18,939,182
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $408,000$684,306
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,352,567$10,313,549
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,395,173$6,071,053
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,155,740$17,068,908
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,575,939$1,870,274
Part VI · Governance 0 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $18,939,182 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,000,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,000,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,465,451$17,465,451
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $60,598$60,598
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax −$29,587−$29,587
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$738,573−$738,573
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $165,693 · Unrelated business $15,600$181,293
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $16,953,169 · Unrelated business $15,600 · Excluded from tax −$29,587$18,939,182
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $17,068,908 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $684,306$684,306
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,527,907 · Management $1,631,977$8,159,884
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $191,870 · Management $47,967$239,837
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $973,952 · Management $240,213$1,214,165
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $559,730 · Management $139,933$699,663
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,550 · Management $4,648$33,198
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $86,795$86,795
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $594,447$594,447
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,809$22,809
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $131,232 · Management $82,425$213,657
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $610,958$610,958
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $835,706 · Management $206,221$1,041,927
IX-17 TravelPrograms $230,962 · Management $26,727$257,689
IX-20 InterestPrograms $32,283$32,283
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $653,339$653,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $221,848$221,848
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,214,114$2,214,114
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,989$87,989
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $14,688,797 · Management $2,380,111 · Fundraising $0$17,068,908
Part X · Balance sheet $43,848,366 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,691,562$8,126,663
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,113,914$17,835,822
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,000,881$3,188,916
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,163,811$2,943,398
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,233,626$11,666,430
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $115,105$87,137
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,781,361$43,848,366
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $750,847$754,626
X-19 Deferred revenue$1,299,900
X-25 Other liabilities$3,000,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $750,847$5,054,526
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,030,514$38,793,840
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $38,030,514$38,793,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,781,361$43,848,366
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,793,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,939,182
XI-2 Total expenses$17,068,908
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,870,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$38,030,514
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,106,948
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,793,840

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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