Halifax Fire Department FY2022 filing

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Providing fire protection to the surrounding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ 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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FY2022 · 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.9 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
$3K
0.5% 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
$202K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$216K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$598K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$202K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$270K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$202K
FY2023$227K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$216K
FY2022▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$208K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$216K
FY2023$190K
FY2024$221K
FY2025$262K
Net assets
$598K
FY2022▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$540K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$598K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$634K
FY2025$562K

From the FY2022 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 2017.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $176K Fundraising 18% · $40K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

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

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1 program · $176K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Providing public safety through the efforts of members in fire fighting, fire suppression, vehicle accident assistance and terrorist activity preparedness.

$176Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$202K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$666
Money outPt IX
$216K
Ln 25
Programscol B$176K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$598K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
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$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$133K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$666
Total revenueLn 12$202K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$226K
Total assetsLn 16$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$598K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K$375K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$252K$226K
Total assetsLn 16$623K$601K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$612K$598K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$495$495
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K
InterestLn 20$147$147
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$87K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$22K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$73K$33K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$216K$176K$0$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 29, 2026 $190K$262K−$72K$562K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 15, 2025 $221K$221K−$782$634K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 7, 2024 $227K$190K$37K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2023 $202K$216K−$14K$598K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 29, 2022 $236K$163K$72K$612K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 22, 2021 $270K$208K$62K$540K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $202,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $197,694$133,017
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,025$68,419
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $804$666
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,131$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,654$202,102
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 $163,477$215,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $163,477$215,882
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,177−$13,780
Part VI · Governance 19 of 24 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $202,102 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$228
VIII-1e Government grants$132,789
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,017
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,419$68,419
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $666$666
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $69,085 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$202,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $215,882 across 10 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $495$495
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,639$5,639
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,316$1,316
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,873$2,873
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,901$21,901
IX-20 InterestPrograms $147$147
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $87,278$87,278
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,771$21,771
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $33,344 · Fundraising $39,647$72,991
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,471$1,471
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $176,235 · Management $0 · Fundraising $39,647$215,882
Part X · Balance sheet $601,262 assets, 8 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $370,818$375,214
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $251,830$226,048
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $622,648$601,262
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,826$3,220
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,826$3,220
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $611,822$598,042
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $611,822$598,042
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $622,648$601,262
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $598,042 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$202,102
XI-2 Total expenses$215,882
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,780
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$611,822
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$598,042

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