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Norco Fire Company

Tax-deductible

Pottstown, PA501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 23-6399562Revenue $289K in FY2024

On file with the IRSnorcofire54.com144 W Schuylkill Rd, 19465-6952 · Pottstown, PATax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preservation of life and property through public safety

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $80K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% 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
$289K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$289K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2021$258K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$496K
FY2024$289K
Expenses
$468K
FY2024▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$314K
FY2021$344K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$468K
Net assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.3M

From the FY2024 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 Jul 2001.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $447K Management & general 3% · $16K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Randy Whalen
Presdient
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charles Schukraft II
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathleen Scully
Recording Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sheryl Dami
Financial Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracey Shaner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ruth Schukraft
Assistant Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel McMillan
Fire Chief
$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

Protects lives and property by promoting public safety.

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1 program · $447K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide public safety to the community through fire department operations and service. The object of which is the preservation of life and property in north coventry township and surrounding vicinity.

$447Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Pfizer Foundation INCFY2021$200
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$289K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$537
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$447K
Managementcol C$16K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$159K
Government grantsLn 1e$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$537
Other incomeLn 4–11$129K
Total revenueLn 12$289K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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$217K$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$712$541$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$64K
InterestLn 20$40K$40K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$216K$216K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$17K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$447K$16K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $289K$468K−$179K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $496K$408K$88K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $281K$359K−$78K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $258K$344K−$86K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $170K$314K−$144K$2.3M 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 I · Summary $288,794 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $377,391$159,441
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $539$537
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $117,940$128,816
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $495,870$288,794
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 $407,658$468,253
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $407,658$468,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,212−$179,459
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $288,794 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,214 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$190
VIII-1e Government grants$142,186
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,065
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,441
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $537$537
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $20,980$20,980
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $42,622$42,622
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,980 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $108,373$288,794
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,253 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,020$11,020
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $4,150$4,150
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $712 · Management $541 · Fundraising $1,045$2,298
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,755$1,755
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $63,902$63,902
IX-20 InterestPrograms $40,070$40,070
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $215,909$215,909
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,475 · Management $4,369$21,844
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $107,305$107,305
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $447,128 · Management $15,930 · Fundraising $5,195$468,253
Part X · Balance sheet $3,297,066 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,984$80,824
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $77,778$8,820
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,098,612$1,952,064
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,103,656$1,255,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,419,030$3,297,066
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,120,361$1,026,155
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,296,109$2,270,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,560$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,298,669$2,270,911
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,419,030$3,297,066
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,270,911 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$288,794
XI-2 Total expenses$468,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$179,459
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,298,669
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$151,701
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,270,911

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

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