Hazleton Volunteer Firemen's Relief

Hazleton, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 23-6410230Revenue $411K in FY2024

On file with the IRS525 E Broad St Suite 6 · Hazleton, PA

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Pursuant to the act of june 11, 1968, [p.l. 149, no. 84], as amended, the association is a charitable non-profit organization which was formed to afford financial protection to Volunteer firefighters and to also encourage individuals within the community to participate in Volunteer fire service. Act 84 governs the overall operation of the Volunteer firefighters' Relief association. The Relief association's bylaws regulate the specific proceedures by which the association assets are managed.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 45% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 17.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 20 voting members
Concern: none of 20 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$411K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$200K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$411K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$336K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$411K
Expenses
$200K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$183K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$149K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$200K
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.2M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.8M

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $163K Management & general 18% · $37K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
James Hoegg$550$475
David Bridge$550$475
Gerald Palermo$525$445
John Floyd JR$350$185
Robert Hoegg$348$273
Ellsworth Sandrock$275$325
Emil Harvilla$323$258
James Marola$300$170

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects volunteer firefighters financially and encourages community fire service participation.

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3 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide training and education to volunteer firefighters and purchase equipment, radios, and other supplies essential for firefighters to accomplish their mission of protecting the lives and property of the communities in which they serve.

$111Kprogram expense
02

Provide Death Benefits to Members' Families

6 paid at $5,500 each.

$33Kprogram expense
03

Provide insurance coverage to volunteer firefighters, free of cost to them, including insurance covering volunteers' accident coverage, umbrella policy, and criminal insurance.

$19Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$411K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$294K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$200K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Government grantsLn 1e$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$294K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Gains on assetsLn 7$208K
Total revenueLn 12$411K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$286K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$286K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$33K$33K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$26K$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80$80
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$840$840
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$111K
Total functional expensesLn 25$200K$163K$37K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $411K$200K$211K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $306K$166K$140K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $226K$149K$77K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $336K$155K$182K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $270K$183K$87K$3.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $411,489 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $104,320$107,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $196,025$293,874
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,000$10,427
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $306,345$411,489
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $25,000$33,000
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,519$5,694
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,744$161,586
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $166,263$200,280
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $140,082$211,209
Part VI · Governance 0 of 20 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
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 policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $411,489 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$107,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,188
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85,950$85,950
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $207,924$207,924
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $10,427$10,427
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,427 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $293,874$411,489
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $200,280 across 9 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $33,000$33,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $5,694$5,694
IX-11a Management feesManagement $26,410$26,410
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,875$1,875
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $80$80
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,058$2,058
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $840$840
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,950$18,950
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,373$111,373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,323 · Management $36,957 · Fundraising $0$200,280
Part X · Balance sheet $4,790,651 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $14,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,619$101,654
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $39,992$184,480
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,041,399$4,490,517
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,195,010$4,790,651
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,195,010$4,790,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,195,010$4,790,651
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,790,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$411,489
XI-2 Total expenses$200,280
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$211,209
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,195,010
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$384,432
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,790,651

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

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