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Centre Hall Fire Company

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Centre Hall, PA501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 25-1516152Revenue $554K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 470, 16828-0470 · Centre Hall, PATax-exempt since Jan 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Save, rescue, & preserve the lives & property of Centre Hall borough & potter township citizens.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers.
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $148K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.4M
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
60
of 60 voting members
Looks good: 60 of 60 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$554K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$426K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$554K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$399K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$448K
FY2024$554K
Expenses
$426K
FY2024▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$190K
FY2022$254K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$426K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $406K Management & general 3% · $13K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

60 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monty Strouse
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shawn Myers
Head Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Rockey
Fire Police Captain
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Rescues and preserves lives and property for citizens.

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1 program · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The primary purpose of the company is to save, rescue and preserve the lives and property of the citizens of centre hall borough and potter township, centre county, pa, and such other communities which may request the company's services, for mutual aid and support for charitable purposes, from injury and destruction by fire or other…

$406Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$426K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$718K
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
60
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a60
IndependentVI 1b60
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$384K
Government grantsLn 1e$281K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$169K
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$667K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$718K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K$718K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$255$255
Office expensesLn 13$17K$7K$3K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$40K$40K
InterestLn 20$68K$68K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$135K$135K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$49K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$107K$107K$500
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$895$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$426K$406K$13K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $554K$426K$128K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $448K$351K$97K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $412K$254K$158K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $399K$190K$209K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $394K$246K$148K$1.1M 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 $554,263 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $391,864$383,877
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,806$1,062
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,486$169,324
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $448,156$554,263
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,659$426,154
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $350,659$426,154
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $97,497$128,109
Part VI · Governance 60 of 60 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body60
VI-1b Independent voting members60
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $554,263 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $159,401 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$365
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,986
VIII-1e Government grants$280,948
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$78,578
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$383,877
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,062$1,062
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,510$9,510
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,978−$3,978
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,391$4,391
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $170,386$554,263
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $426,154 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,040$8,040
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $255$255
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,973 · Management $3,226 · Fundraising $6,372$16,571
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,157$40,157
IX-20 InterestPrograms $67,632$67,632
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $135,292$135,292
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,701$48,701
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $106,798 · Management $500$107,298
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $895 · Management $1,313$2,208
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $406,448 · Management $13,334 · Fundraising $6,372$426,154
Part X · Balance sheet $4,227,888 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $795,370$667,296
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,154$51,123
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,469,761$3,509,469
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,311,285$4,227,888
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,691,305$2,418,984
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,619,980$1,808,904
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,619,980$1,808,904
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,311,285$4,227,888
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,808,904 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$554,263
XI-2 Total expenses$426,154
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$128,109
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,619,980
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$60,815
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,808,904

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

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