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Brewerton Fire Department INC

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Brewerton, NY501(c)(3)Since 1921Public Safety & Disaster EIN 27-0578372Revenue $153K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbrewertonfire.com9625 Brewerton Road, 13029-8777 · Brewerton, NYTax-exempt since Mar 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provides Fire and Rescue to Brewerton Fire District and Mutual Aid to Local Areas. Also, Fire Prevention Education and Home Fire Safety Education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 42% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 36.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$79K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
56
of 56 voting members
Looks good: 56 of 56 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$153K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$106K
To programs
28%
Net assets
$643K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$153K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$112K
FY2022$104K
FY2023$221K
FY2024$283K
FY2025$153K
Expenses
$106K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$55K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$117K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$106K
Net assets
$643K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$321K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$435K
FY2024$595K
FY2025$643K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2010.

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

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $30K Management & general 49% · $52K Fundraising 23% · $24K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Rita Wicks
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Taylor
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Denise Loerzol
Ass Sec/Tres
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Scott Leavery
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Sypnewski
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Roger Paolini
Board of Directors
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Sposato
Board of Directors
$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

Rescues people and educates communities on fire safety.

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1 program · $30K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The Organization Provides Fire and Rescue Services to Brewerton and Part of West Monroe. Provides Public Fire Prevention and Mutual Aid to Local Area and Home Fire Safety Education.

$30Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2022$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$153K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$106K
Ln 25
Programscol B$30K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$643K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a56
IndependentVI 1b56
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$153K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$306K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$400K
Total assetsLn 16$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$79K
Net assetsLn 32$643K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 654
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$175K$321K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$421K$400K
Total assetsLn 16$595K$721K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$79K
Net assetsLn 32$595K$643K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$840$0$840$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$0$20K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$0$29K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$25K$1K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$106K$30K$52K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $153K$106K$47K$643K 990 PDF
FY2024 $283K$123K$160K$595K 990 PDF
FY2023 $221K$117K$104K$435K 990 PDF
FY2022 $104K$93K$11K$332K 990 PDF
FY2021 $112K$55K$57K$321K 990 PDF
FY2020 $92K$67K$25K$264K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $153,036 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $268,505$133,617
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,218$5,470
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,027$13,949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $282,750$153,036
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 $122,561$105,914
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $122,561$105,914
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,189$47,122
Part VI · Governance 56 of 56 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body56
VI-1b Independent voting members56
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $153,036 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$86,181
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,436
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,617
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $5,470 · Excluded from tax $0$5,470
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $13,949$13,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $19,419 · Excluded from tax $0$153,036
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $105,914 across 6 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $840 · Fundraising $0$840
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $1,190 · Fundraising $0$1,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,807 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,807
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $20,228 · Fundraising $0$20,228
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $28,870 · Fundraising $0$28,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,950 · Management $1,056 · Fundraising $23,973$49,979
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,757 · Management $52,184 · Fundraising $23,973$105,914
Part X · Balance sheet $721,279 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $15,023$14,379
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,781$306,407
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $420,638$400,493
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $595,442$721,279
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$78,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$78,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $595,442$642,564
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $595,442$721,279
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $642,564 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$153,036
XI-2 Total expenses$105,914
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$47,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$595,442
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$642,564

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

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