Perseverance Volunteer Fire Co No 1: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7000521)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$365K
FY2021	$459K
FY2022	$417K
FY2023	$422K
FY2024	$818K
FY2025	$505K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$293K
FY2021	$299K
FY2022	$314K
FY2023	$343K
FY2024	$414K
FY2025	$399K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.0M
FY2021	$3.2M
FY2022	$3.1M
FY2023	$3.3M
FY2024	$3.6M
FY2025	$3.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1992.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $353K Management & general 8% · $33K Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Dan Biros

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Geiger

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elissa Mihelcic

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Bryan Kuhnsman

Financial Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

James C Gallagher

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Sheer

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 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects Souderton residents by maintaining fire control.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $353K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.

01

The support of a fire engine, hook and ladder and hose company for the control of fire in the borough of souderton, montgomery county pennyslvania and the surronding community

$353Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023

Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2023$6K

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$108

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$505K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K

Other incomeLn 4–11$126K

Investment incomeLn 3$41K

Money outPt IX

$399K

Ln 25

Programscol B$353K

Managementcol C$33K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$729K

Total assetsLn 16$3.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$339K

Government grantsLn 1e$19K

Investment incomeLn 3$41K

Other incomeLn 4–11$126K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K

Total revenueLn 12$505K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$411K

SavingsLn 2$317K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$729K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$969K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M

Other assetsLn 15$35K

Total assetsLn 16$3.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$3.8M

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$624K	$729K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$874K	$969K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$2.3M	$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.8M	$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$125K	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$3.7M	$3.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c	$8K		$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$5K			$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$8K		$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$7K			$7K
Office expensesLn 13	$16K		$15K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$17K	$17K
InterestLn 20	$5K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$185K	$184K	$885
InsuranceLn 23	$32K	$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$115K	$114K	$586
All other expensesLn 24e	$450	$450
Total functional expensesLn 25	$399K	$353K	$33K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$505K	$399K	$106K	$3.8M	990 PDF
FY2024	$818K	$414K	$405K	$3.6M	990 PDF
FY2023	$422K	$343K	$80K	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$417K	$314K	$103K	$3.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$459K	$299K	$160K	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2020	$365K	$293K	$72K	$3.0M	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

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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $504,985 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $5,024 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$18,522

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$320,212

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$338,734

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $49,764$49,764

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $58,080$58,080

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$4,901 · Excluded from tax −$4,145−$9,046

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $52,213$52,213

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,216$10,216

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$4,901 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $171,152$504,985

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $398,616 across 11 lines filed

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,815$7,815

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $4,993$4,993

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,458$8,458

IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,553$6,553

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,853 · Fundraising $1,625$16,478

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,890$16,890

IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,377$5,377

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $184,344 · Management $885$185,229

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,861$31,861

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $113,926 · Management $586$114,512

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $450$450

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,848 · Management $32,597 · Fundraising $13,171$398,616

Part X · Balance sheet $3,826,620 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $607,155$411,450

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,748$317,180

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,254,443$2,094,356

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $874,237$968,634

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $35,000$35,000

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,787,583$3,826,620

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $125,000$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,000$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,662,583$3,826,620

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,662,583$3,826,620

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,787,583$3,826,620

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,826,620 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$504,985

XI-2 Total expenses$398,616

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,369

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,662,583

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$57,668

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,826,620

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Perseverance Volunteer Fire Co No 1

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV