Limerick Fire Department: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-7208858)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$622K
FY2021	$1.3M
FY2022	$1.2M
FY2023	$1.6M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$991K
FY2021	$1.7M
FY2022	$1.5M
FY2023	$1.9M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.2M
FY2021	$6.8M
FY2022	$6.4M
FY2023	$6.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

85%

15%

Program services 85% · $1.6M Management & general 15% · $287K Fundraising 0% · $8K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Kenneth Shuler

Limerick, PA 19468

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Vanina

Limerick, PA 19468

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Andes

Limerick, PA 19468

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Waldman

Collegeville, PA 19426

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Flynn

Linfield, PA 19468

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Austin Sergas

Schwenksville, PA 19473

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gina Walters

Limerick, PA 19468

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Lynch

Limerick, PA 19464

$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

Provides fire suppression and rescue services.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Fire suppression and rescue operations in Limerick township in 2023 we responded to 762 emergency incidents

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2023. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7208858) · Dispute this line

$1.6Mprogram 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

The Victory Bank FoundationFY2024$500

Edward Jones FoundationFY2024$300

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$800

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.6M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Other incomeLn 4–11$292K

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Money outPt IX

$1.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.6M

Managementcol C$287K

Fundraisingcol D$8K

Owns and owesPt X

$6.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K

Total assetsLn 16$12.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Other incomeLn 4–11$292K

Gains on assetsLn 7$53K

Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$307K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.0M

Other assetsLn 15$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$12.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$6.0M

Net assetsLn 32$6.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 665

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 FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$228K	$307K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$10.8M	$10.0M
Total assetsLn 16	$12.6M	$12.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$6.2M	$6.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$6.4M	$6.1M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2K	$2K
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$0	$6K	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$8K			$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$6K	$4K	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$175K	$175K	$0	$0
TravelLn 17	$60	$0	$60	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
InterestLn 20	$260K	$260K	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$792K	$792K	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$41K	$41K	$0	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$59K	$48K	$11K	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$548K	$292K	$256K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.9M	$1.6M	$287K	$8K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 15, 2024	$1.6M	$1.9M	−$351K	$6.1M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023	$1.2M	$1.5M	−$339K	$6.4M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022	$1.3M	$1.7M	−$385K	$6.8M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021	$622K	$991K	−$369K	$7.2M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,560,923 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,199,294$1,262,299

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,468$59,791

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$116,264$238,833

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,203,498$1,560,923

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $870$2,163

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $8,050$8,226

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,533,300$1,901,097

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,542,220$1,911,486

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$338,722−$350,563

Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members7

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 $1,560,923 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $101,340 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$881

VIII-1e Government grants$1,132,614

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,804

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,262,299

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,441$6,441

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $42,999$42,999

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $53,350$53,350

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $94,494$94,494

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $298,624$1,560,923

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,911,486 across 14 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,163$2,163

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,925 · Fundraising $0$5,925

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,226$8,226

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $0$3,500

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,228 · Fundraising $0$3,228

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,954 · Management $3,691 · Fundraising $0$9,645

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $175,388 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$175,388

IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $60 · Fundraising $0$60

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $0$3,600

IX-20 InterestPrograms $260,214 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$260,214

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $791,870 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$791,870

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41,318 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,318

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,959 · Management $10,870 · Fundraising $0$58,829

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $291,632 · Management $255,888 · Fundraising $0$547,520

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,616,498 · Management $286,762 · Fundraising $8,226$1,911,486

Part X · Balance sheet $12,098,852 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $227,982$306,754

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,787,553$9,997,833

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,621,464$1,794,265

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $12,636,999$12,098,852

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$43

X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $5,233,215$4,903,654

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $966,338$1,108,272

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,199,553$6,011,969

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,437,446$6,086,883

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,437,446$6,086,883

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $12,636,999$12,098,852

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,086,883 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,560,923

XI-2 Total expenses$1,911,486

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$350,563

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,437,446

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,086,883

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