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Lime Ridge Fire Co-1 FY2020 filing

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Bloomsburg, PA501(c)(4)Since 1950Public Safety & DisasterEIN 23-6392301Revenue $90K in FY2020

On file with the IRS6495 4th St, 17815-8735 · Bloomsburg, PATax-exempt since Jul 2019

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Provide volunteer Fire protection for various municipalities in columbia county PA

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 29% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$55K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$90K
Spent
$56K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$90K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$85K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$67K
FY2025$77K
Expenses
$56K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$43K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$44K
FY2025$66K
Net assets
$179K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$186K
FY2022$229K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$259K
FY2025$271K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $44K Management & general 4% · $2K Fundraising 17% · $10K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Steve Sponenberg
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fred Sharrow
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steven D Hess
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 fire protection to communities in Columbia County, PA.

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1 program · $44K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provide volunteer fire protection for various communities in columbia county pa

$44Kprogram 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
Community Giving FoundationFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$90K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$90K
Government grantsLn 1e$42K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Total revenueLn 12$90K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$36K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K
Total assetsLn 16$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$62K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$155K$153K
Total assetsLn 16$217K$234K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$145K$179K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$325$325
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K$283
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$44K$2K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $77K$66K$12K$271K 990 PDF
FY2024 $67K$44K$23K$259K 990 PDF
FY2023 $62K$55K$7K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $85K$42K$43K$229K 990 PDF
FY2021 $50K$43K$7K$186K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $90K$56K$33K$179K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $89,673 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,998$89,648
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $25$25
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $694$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $72,717$89,673
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $433$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $44,338$54,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,771$56,272
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,946$33,401
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $89,673 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,292
VIII-1e Government grants$42,042
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$26,314
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$89,648
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $25 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$89,673
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,272 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,790$1,790
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $325$325
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,920$12,920
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,486$3,486
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,262$2,262
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,703$12,703
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,918 · Management $283$11,201
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $9,585$9,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,289 · Management $2,398 · Fundraising $9,585$56,272
Part X · Balance sheet $233,975 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,452$44,622
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,132$36,157
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $155,458$153,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $217,042$233,975
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $71,679$55,185
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $145,363$178,790
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,363$178,790
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $217,042$233,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,790 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$89,673
XI-2 Total expenses$56,272
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,363
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$26
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,790

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

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