Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Clarke | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,500 | $2,400 |
| Gerard Smith | — | $2,400 | $600 | $1,800 | — |
| Rachel McGrath | $1,200 | $1,200 | $1,200 | — | — |
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.
See Chatham Fire Association INC executive salaries →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
Provides charitable, educational, and social services to communities.
Questions for Chatham Fire Association INC
Your first name shows with your question. Chatham Fire Association INC answers here, for everyone.
Coffee,soda & member meals & dinners;christmas party for the children of chatham, mass;flowers & memorials;retirement functions;continuing education for members of the chatham FIRE/RESCUE department
Contributions to 501(C)(3)NONPROFITS,SCHOLARSHIPS to local chatham mass students,health club dues for the chatham FIRE/RESCUE dept,donations of equipment & supplies to the chatham FIRE/RESCUE dept
Restoration of a 1926 maxim fire TRUCK,INSURANCE/CONDO fees and depreciation of a condo garage to store the fire truck.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $81K | $83K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $90K | $105K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $22K | $20K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $194K | $208K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $194K | $208K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $12K | $12K | ||
| Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5 | $4K | $4K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $4K | $586 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $3K | $3K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $19K | $19K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $194 | $194 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $55K | $48K | $7K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2025 | $62K | $80K | −$18K | $177K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 22, 2024 | $71K | $95K | −$24K | $189K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2023 | $91K | $68K | $22K | $225K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 16, 2021 | $57K | $55K | $2K | $208K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 11, 2021 | $48K | $59K | −$10K | $194K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $56,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,995 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,430 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $207,708 assets, 9 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $207,708 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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