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Fayette Fire Company

Tax-deductible

Mc Alistervle, PA501(c)(3)Since 1961Public Safety & DisasterEIN 25-1637185Revenue $128K in FY2025

On file with the IRS461 Main St Ste F, 17049-8635 · Mc Alistervle, PATax-exempt since May 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fire Fighting and Emergency Response

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 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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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 25.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$128K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$126K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$584K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$128K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$128K
Expenses
$126K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$154K
FY2025$126K
Net assets
$584K
FY2025+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$554K
FY2022$556K
FY2023$562K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$584K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1992.

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% · $123K Management & general 3% · $3K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Glenn Kerstetter
President & Infectious Disease Control
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shaun Tharp
Vice Pres/Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angela Bordner
Rec Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lee Shaffer
Mbr Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Connie Kerstetter
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Hart
Board Member
$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

Provides fire suppression and emergency medical services to communities.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provision of Fire Fighting and Emergency Response Services To Fayette Township, Juniata county, Pennsylvania as well as to Surrounging Townships and Counties.

$123Kprogram 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
Natl Christian Charitable Fdn INCFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$128K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$126K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$584K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$265K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Total revenueLn 12$128K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$265K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$368K
Total assetsLn 16$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$584K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K$265K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$332K$368K
Total assetsLn 16$582K$634K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$50K
Net assetsLn 32$582K$584K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$62K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$179$179$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$126K$123K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $128K$126K$1K$584K 990 PDF
FY2024 $174K$154K$20K$582K 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$115K$6K$562K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$118K$2K$556K 990 PDF
FY2021 $136K$113K$23K$554K 990 PDF
FY2020 $101K$111K−$10K$531K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $127,534 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $84,382$55,996
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,633$2,828
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $87,071$68,710
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $174,086$127,534
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 $153,662$126,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $153,662$126,272
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,424$1,262
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $127,534 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $418 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$150
VIII-1e Government grants$30,668
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,178
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,996
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,828
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,885$41,885
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $26,407$26,407
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,828 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $68,710$127,534
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,272 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,225 · Fundraising $0$1,225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,039 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,039
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,040 · Fundraising $0$2,040
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,450 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,450
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $61,670 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$61,670
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,327 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,327
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,342 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,342
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $179 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$179
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $123,007 · Management $3,265 · Fundraising $0$126,272
Part X · Balance sheet $633,572 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $250,748$265,124
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $331,562$368,448
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $582,310$633,572
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$50,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$50,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $582,310$583,572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $582,310$583,572
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $582,310$633,572
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $583,572 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$127,534
XI-2 Total expenses$126,272
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$582,310
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$583,572

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

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