The primary purpose of Central Communications, INC. Is the protection of property and saving of lives, enforcement of the laws of the state of west virginia and ordinances of ritchie and doddridge counties.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$193K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$193K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$693K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$986K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2001.

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% · $1.5M

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

7 people listed on the 990; $193K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Asst. Direct
$69,321Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$65,361Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Direct
$58,086Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hatfield’s $69K as Asst. Direct is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
John Hatfield$69,321$63,765$55,960$53,850$52,590
Eric Ashcraft$65,361$59,985$2,538——
Angela Lipscomb$58,086$53,452$48,516$48,583$46,025
John Dotson———$57,987$56,727

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects property, saves lives, and enforces state and county laws.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provision of 911 emergency services. Includes the engineering and mapping of the service area in order to provide emergency calling capabilities and dispatching of ems personnel.

$1.5Mprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$724K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$693K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
SavingsLn 2$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$724K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$693K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$724K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$900K$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$671K$693K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$193K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$604K$604K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$66K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$172K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$76K$76K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$131K$131K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$148K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.5M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.5M−$98K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M$23K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.1M$197K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.0M$262K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.0M$230K$986K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,448,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,382,929$1,402,159
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,726$40,542
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,547$6,140
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,399,202$1,448,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $977,649$1,092,877
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $398,776$453,953
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,376,425$1,546,830
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,777−$97,989
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,448,841 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,402,159$1,402,159
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $23,898$23,898
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $6,140$6,140
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $16,644$16,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,418,803 · Excluded from tax $30,038$1,448,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,546,830 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $192,768$192,768
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $604,486$604,486
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $65,607$65,607
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $171,843$171,843
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $58,173$58,173
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,125$19,125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $76,214$76,214
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,333$10,333
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,555$9,555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $131,173$131,173
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,543$15,543
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $148,011$148,011
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $43,999$43,999
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,546,830 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,546,830
Part X · Balance sheet $2,062,296 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $422,475$202,441
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $636,722$521,441
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $178,812$182,754
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $900,166$1,155,660
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,138,175$2,062,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,387$12,343
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $648,603$680,757
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $670,990$693,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,467,185$1,369,196
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,138,175$2,062,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,369,196 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,448,841
XI-2 Total expenses$1,546,830
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$97,989
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,467,185
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,369,196

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