To provide emergency medical assistance and Fire protection to the citizens of hopewell township and the surrounding area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 89 volunteers and 17 employees.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $516 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
25 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$340K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$306K
-0.3% vs prior year
Spent
$281K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$455K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$306K
FY2024-0.3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$178K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$307K
FY2024$306K
Expenses
$281K
FY2024▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$285K
FY2021$208K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$219K
FY2024$281K
Net assets
$455K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$350K
FY2021$366K
FY2022$340K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$455K

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 Jan 2025.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $214K Management & general 24% · $67K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$1,325Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief Fire
$936Pt VII · Sec A
Financial Secretary
$880Pt VII · Sec A
President
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Chief Ems
$598Pt VII · Sec A
$504Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$100Pt VII · Sec A
Auxiliary Coordinator
$100Pt VII · Sec A

William Tunnicliffe III’s $1K as Fire Chief is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
William Tunnicliffe—$379$2,399—
Kurt Pederson—$737$2,351—
Greg Robinson$880$190$1,077$1,950
Peter Swanson$600$542$1,600$1,760
William Tunnicliffe III$1,325———
Doug Pszczolkowski$504—$289$1,048
Vito Vacirca$936———
Phil Mohacsi$598—$772—

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

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Responds with emergency medical aid and fire protection to the community.

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1 program · $214K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Expenses incurred in providing fire and emergency medical services to the citizens of hopewell township and the surrounding areas. Additional services provided are call services that were responded to in 2024 are as follow; - fire calls (220) - ems calls (205) - fire police calls (13) - marine calls (17) - total service calls (455)

$214Kprogram expense

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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$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Money outPt IX
$281K
Ln 25
Programscol B$214K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$455K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$575K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$340K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A14
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$366
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$575K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$575K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$175K
Other assetsLn 15$44K
Total assetsLn 16$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$340K
Net assetsLn 32$455K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 689
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K$575K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$175K
Total assetsLn 16$433K$795K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$340K
Net assetsLn 32$429K$455K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$7K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$31K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$607$607
Office expensesLn 13$53K$53K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$108K$108K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K
InterestLn 20$18K$18K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$281K$214K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $306K$281K$26K$455K 990 PDF
FY2023 $307K$219K$88K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$279K−$25K$340K 990 PDF
FY2021 $224K$208K$16K$366K 990 PDF
FY2020 $178K$285K−$107K$350K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $306,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $135,720$126,900
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $104,391$144,805
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $148$366
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $67,027$34,402
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,286$306,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $300$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,560$13,435
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,004$267,493
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $218,864$280,928
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,422$25,545
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $306,473 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $22 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$126,900
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$126,900
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $144,805$144,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $366$366
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $53,699 · Excluded from tax −$30,597$23,102
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,278$11,278
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $144,805 · Unrelated business $53,699 · Excluded from tax −$18,931$306,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $280,928 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $5,302$5,302
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,937$6,937
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,196$1,196
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $30,694$30,694
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,592$7,592
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $607$607
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $52,970$52,970
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,046$108,046
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,435$5,435
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,605$12,605
IX-20 InterestPrograms $18,231$18,231
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,934$2,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $28,379$28,379
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $214,263 · Management $66,665 · Fundraising $0$280,928
Part X · Balance sheet $794,530 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $432,784$574,947
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $534$684
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$175,303
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$43,596
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $433,318$794,530
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,876$8,023
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,876$339,543
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $429,442$454,987
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $429,442$454,987
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $433,318$794,530
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $454,987 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$306,473
XI-2 Total expenses$280,928
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$25,545
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$429,442
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$454,987

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