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Roxton Volunteer Fire Dept

Tax-deductible

Roxton, TX501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 26-1111950Revenue $67K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 413, 75477-0413 · Roxton, TXTax-exempt since Nov 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are a Volunteer Fire department for the Roxton community. We are made up of about 25 men and women who Volunteer when needed to prevent the spread of Fire and any other needs that might arise in the community or county.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ 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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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$295K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$67K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$94K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$79K
FY2024$67K
Expenses
$103K
FY2024+0.06%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$80K
FY2021$84K
FY2022$89K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$103K
Net assets
$295K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$372K
FY2023$336K
FY2024$295K

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 Nov 2007.

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% · $103K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pedro Barrios
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Cooper
Ems Coordina
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kecia Helms
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Helms
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gene Jones
Training Off
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Niblett
Fire Chief
$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

Respond to fires and community needs with volunteer firefighters.

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1 program · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We are able to keep our equipment repaired and replaced as needed to keep the community safe in case of fire.

$103Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Lamar County Fire Fighters AssociationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$295K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$125K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$36K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$52K
SavingsLn 2$73K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$195K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K
Net assetsLn 32$295K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$125K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$242K$195K
Total assetsLn 16$380K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$25K
Net assetsLn 32$336K$295K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$64K$64K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$103K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $67K$103K−$35K$295K 990 PDF
FY2023 $79K$103K−$23K$336K 990 PDF
FY2022 $82K$89K−$7K$372K 990 PDF
FY2021 $94K$84K$10K$374K 990 PDF
FY2020 $46K$80K−$34K$364K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $67,257 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,609$63,932
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $562$3,325
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,171$67,257
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 $102,611$102,673
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $102,611$102,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,440−$35,416
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $67,257 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$35,763
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,169
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,932
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,325$3,325
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,325$67,257
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,673 across 5 lines filed
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,571$1,571
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $63,524$63,524
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,819$2,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,415$30,415
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,344$4,344
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $102,673 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$102,673
Part X · Balance sheet $320,097 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $68,709$52,280
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $69,466$73,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $241,803$194,737
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $379,978$320,097
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,732$25,302
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,732$25,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,246$294,795
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $379,978$320,097
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $294,795 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,257
XI-2 Total expenses$102,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,246
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$6,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$294,795

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

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