Wind Gap Fire Co

Tax-deductible

Wind Gap, PA501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 26-2043573

Provide fire related services to the residents of wind gap boro (PA) and surrounding communities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 38 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
38
of 38 voting members
Looks good: 38 of 38 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$198K
-73% vs prior year
Spent
$442K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$667K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$198K
FY2024▼ -73%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$190K
FY2023$730K
FY2024$198K
Expenses
$442K
FY2024▲ +15%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$219K
FY2022$262K
FY2023$385K
FY2024$442K
Net assets
$667K
FY2024▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$646K
FY2021$639K
FY2022$565K
FY2023$911K
FY2024$667K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2011.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $439K Management & general 0% · $1K Fundraising 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. 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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

Provides fire protection and emergency services to local communities.

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1 program service account for $439K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Provide fire related services to the residents of wind gap boro (pa) and surrounding communities

$439Kprogram 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$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$198K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Money outPt IX
$442K
Ln 25
Programscol B$439K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$667K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$111K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a38
IndependentVI 1b38
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$120K
Government grantsLn 1e$14K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$126
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$198K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$667K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 638
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$156K$111K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.9M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$911K$667K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$90$30$30$30
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K$0$0
InterestLn 20$86K$86K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$293K$293K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$31K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K$439K$1K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $198K$442K−$244K$667K 990 PDF
FY2023 $730K$385K$345K$911K 990 PDF
FY2022 $190K$262K−$72K$565K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$219K−$6K$639K 990 PDF
FY2020 $200K$202K−$2K$646K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $197,704 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $16,113 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$99,638
VIII-1e Government grants$13,840
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,991
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$120,355
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$126
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,723$11,723
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $49,387 · Excluded from tax $0$49,387
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,962 · Unrelated business $49,387 · Excluded from tax $0$197,704
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $441,705 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,390 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,390
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,528 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,528
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30 · Management $30 · Fundraising $30$90
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,532 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$15,532
IX-20 InterestPrograms $86,276 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,276
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $293,155 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$293,155
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,779 · Management $1,142 · Fundraising $1,142$33,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,671 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,671
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $439,361 · Management $1,172 · Fundraising $1,172$441,705
Part X · Balance sheet $2,851,950 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,910$106,183
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,391$4,923
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,605,922$2,740,844
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,762,223$2,851,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,851,649$2,185,124
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $910,574$666,826
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $910,574$666,826
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,762,223$2,851,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $666,826 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,704
XI-2 Total expenses$441,705
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$244,001
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$910,574
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$253
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$666,826

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

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