We provide Fire and emergency medical services, Fire prevention, and public education to the city of Chardon, Chardon township and claridon township.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$34K 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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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
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$34K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
Spent
$2.8M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$4.1M

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 Feb 2024.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $2.2M Management & general 19% · $538K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $34K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer
$16,819Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$4,775Pt VII · Sec A
$4,094Pt VII · Sec A
$4,094Pt VII · Sec A
$4,094Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Yoder’s $17K as Secretary/Treasurer is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3128 $1–10M 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.

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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

Responds to fires and medical emergencies, and educates the public on safety.

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1 program · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Maintain a fire department ready to respond to the needs of the community they serve with the most modern equipment, vehicles and personnel.

$2.2Mprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$2.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$538K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$68K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$288K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 552
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$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$288K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$0$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$4.1M
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$1.4M$1.4M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$322K$322K
Payroll taxesLn 10$107K$107K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$675$675
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$224K$224K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$502K$502K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$82K
All other expensesLn 24e$90K$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.8M$2.2M$538K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.9M$2.8M$4.1M$4.1M 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 $6,919,102 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$6,839,636
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$68,462
I-11 Other revenue$11,004
I-12 Total revenue$6,919,102
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,834,850
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$940,164
I-18 Total expenses$2,775,014
I-19 Revenue less expenses$4,144,088
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,919,102 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,336,106
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,503,530
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,839,636
VIII-3 Investment income$68,462
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$11,004
VIII-12 Total revenue$6,919,102
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,775,014 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $1,405,078$1,405,078
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $322,284$322,284
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $107,488$107,488
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,794$15,794
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $675$675
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,138$1,138
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $223,635$223,635
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $501,985$501,985
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $24,916$24,916
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,633$81,633
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $90,388$90,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,237,247 · Management $537,767 · Fundraising $0$2,775,014
Part X · Balance sheet $4,144,088 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$26,628
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,702,877
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$5,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$2,121,665
X-11 Publicly traded securities$287,918
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$4,144,088
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$4,144,088
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$4,144,088
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,144,088 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,919,102
XI-2 Total expenses$2,775,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,144,088
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,144,088

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