Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
7 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.
John Licata’s $9K as Treasurer is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Licata | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,000 | $9,550 |
| Lisa Lang-Gross | $6,500 | $6,500 | $6,500 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| Kevin Regan | $6,000 | $6,000 | — | — | — |
| James Vinson | — | — | — | $6,000 | $6,000 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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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 volunteer fire, medical, and hazardous material emergency services to the community.
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Gifts, Grants and Contributions to Other Npos
The wantagh fire department conducts an annual direct mail and "door-to-door" fundraising campaign. All of the members of the volunteer fire companies of the department participate by volunterring their time and talents to the fundraising effort.
The wantagh fire department sponsors various morale building events and activities for its current volunteer members, including interactive public awareness and educational workshops related to fire safety, emergency services, disaster preparedness and first aid.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $200K | $153K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $200K | $153K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $24K | $6K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $177K | $147K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $150K | $150K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $32K | $32K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $22K | $22K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $8K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $7K | $7K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $56K | $56K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $279K | $261K | $18K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $250K | $279K | −$30K | $147K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $229K | $242K | −$12K | $177K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $255K | $254K | $1K | $189K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $258K | $279K | −$20K | $188K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $148K | $151K | −$4K | $208K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $249,513 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,513 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,388 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $152,555 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $146,817 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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