Ashville Vol Fire Co

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Ashville Fire company is a volunteer organization that protects the residents of Ashville and surrounding areas from fires and related accidents.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$187K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$211K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$257K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$333K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$274K
FY2024$256K
FY2025$211K
Expenses
$257K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$170K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$269K
FY2024$196K
FY2025$257K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending February 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-07-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2014.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $164K Management & general 2% · $6K Fundraising 34% · $87K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 residents from fires and related accidents.

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1 program · $164K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Ashville fire company is a volunteer fire company serving the ashville area and surrounding areas in cambria county. It provides fire protection and other community based activities and functions.

$164Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Investment incomeLn 3$455
Money outPt IX
$257K
Ln 25
Programscol B$164K
Managementcol C$6K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$211K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$455
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$187K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K$198K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K$187K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$450$450
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$28K$24K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$113K$87K
All other expensesLn 24e$637$637
Total functional expensesLn 25$257K$164K$6K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 22, 2025 $211K$257K−$45K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Sep 16, 2024 $256K$196K$60K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2023 $274K$269K$5K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 8, 2022 $246K$231K$15K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2021 $333K$170K$163K$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,499 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $255,957$211,044
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $419$455
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $256,376$211,499
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $196,152$256,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $196,152$256,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,224−$45,244
Part VI · Governance 9 of 11 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $211,499 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$177,955
VIII-1e Government grants$15,429
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,660
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,044
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $455$455
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $455 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,499
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $256,743 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $450$450
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,611$1,611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,684 · Management $4,179$27,863
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,211$6,211
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,761$19,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $112,770 · Fundraising $87,440$200,210
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $637$637
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,513 · Management $5,790 · Fundraising $87,440$256,743
Part X · Balance sheet $1,589,886 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $225,921$145,346
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $52,552$52,883
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,391,657$1,391,657
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,670,130$1,589,886
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $221,970$186,970
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $221,970$186,970
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,448,160$1,402,916
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,448,160$1,402,916
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,670,130$1,589,886
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,402,916 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,499
XI-2 Total expenses$256,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$45,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,448,160
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,402,916

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

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