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Bristol Rescue Squad INC

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Bristol, VT501(c)(3) EIN 23-7083861Revenue $1.0M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbristolrescuevt.org45 Monkton Road, 05443-0000 · Bristol, VTTax-exempt since Sep 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Maintaining 24 hour emergency medical and rescue services for the good and best welfare of the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers and 32 employees.
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 $52K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $17K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$217K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$477K
FY2021$505K
FY2022$591K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +52%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$521K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$388K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$606K
FY2021$522K
FY2022$464K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$388K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1971.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.1M Management & general 3% · $35K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Maria Bedell
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Irene Poole
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ori Tzuriel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eli Rickner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Will Elwell
Director
$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 24-hour emergency medical and rescue services for community welfare.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Maintaining 24 hour emergency medical and rescue services for the good and best welfare of the community.

$1.1Mprogram 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
Grapevine Giving FoundationFY2024$12K
The Richard M Schulze Family FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$17K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$907K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$35K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$98K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$907K
Investment incomeLn 3$657
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$48
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$126K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$459K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$217K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 633
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$166K$126K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$19K$19K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$555K$459K
Total assetsLn 16$740K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$270K$217K
Net assetsLn 32$470K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$445K$445K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$39K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$0$9K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$120$120$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$0$22K$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$13K$13K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$122K$122K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$136K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$275K$273K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$35K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.0M$1.1M−$82K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $724K$719K$6K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $591K$646K−$55K$464K 990 PDF
FY2021 $505K$590K−$85K$522K 990 PDF
FY2020 $477K$521K−$44K$606K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,009,198 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $208,139$97,790
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $497,891$906,941
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,468$657
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,690$3,810
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $724,188$1,009,198
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $280,401$483,410
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $438,122$607,959
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $718,523$1,091,369
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,665−$82,171
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,009,198 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$55,035
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,671
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,084
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,790
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$906,941
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$609
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48$48
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,810 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$3,810
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $911,360 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $48$1,009,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,091,369 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $444,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$444,810
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,600 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$38,600
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,307 · Fundraising $0$9,307
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $120 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $22,207 · Fundraising $0$22,207
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $12,880 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,880
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $121,893 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$121,893
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,032 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$29,032
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,914 · Management $1,257 · Fundraising $0$137,171
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $272,957 · Management $2,392 · Fundraising $0$275,349
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,056,206 · Management $35,163 · Fundraising $0$1,091,369
Part X · Balance sheet $604,056 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,744$56,009
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $109,699$70,033
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $554,971$458,964
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,891$19,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $740,305$604,056
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270,425$216,556
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $469,880$387,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,880$387,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $740,305$604,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $387,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,009,198
XI-2 Total expenses$1,091,369
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,171
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,880
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$209
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$387,500

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

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