Halifax Fire Department

Tax-deductible

Halifax, PA501(c)(3)Since 1994Public Safety & DisasterEIN 25-1764395

Providing fire protection to the surrounding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$190K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$262K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$562K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$190K
FY2025▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$262K
FY2025▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$562K
FY2025▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$562K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $262K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Secretary
$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 communities from fires.

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1 program service account for $262K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Providing public safety through the efforts of members in fire fighting, fire suppression, vehicle accident assistance and terrorist activity preparedness.

$262Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$190K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$262K
Ln 25
Programscol B$262K
Owns and owesPt X
$562K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Government grantsLn 1e$157K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$190K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$43K
SavingsLn 2$322K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$198K
Total assetsLn 16$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$562K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 630
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$419K$364K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$216K$198K
Total assetsLn 16$634K$562K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$634K$562K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$575$575
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$77K$77K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$119K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$262K$262K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $190K$262K−$72K$562K 990 PDF
FY2024 $221K$221K−$782$634K 990 PDF
FY2023 $227K$190K$37K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022 $202K$216K−$14K$598K 990 PDF
FY2021 $236K$163K$72K$612K 990 PDF
FY2020 $270K$208K$62K$540K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $190,344 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$157,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,114
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,424$31,424
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,806$1,806
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,230 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$190,344
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $262,241 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $575$575
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,463$6,463
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,433$1,433
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,935$2,935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,438$24,438
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $77,333$77,333
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,290$20,290
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,053$119,053
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,721$9,721
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,241 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$262,241
Part X · Balance sheet $562,341 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,480$42,533
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $373,035$321,836
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $215,723$197,972
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $634,238$562,341
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $634,238$562,341
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $634,238$562,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $634,238$562,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $562,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$190,344
XI-2 Total expenses$262,241
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$71,897
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$634,238
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$562,341

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

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