To help Fire fighters be the best they can be at what they DO while providing them with information to operate safely and without injury or death at the scene of an emergency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$42K 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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FY2020 · 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 $277K a year · 23% 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
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$42K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$355K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$820K
Spent
$639K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$781K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$820K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$820K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$639K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$639K
FY2021$750K
FY2022$936K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$781K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$781K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $510K Management & general 20% · $129K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $42K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James M McCormack’s $42K as President is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
James M McCormack$42,000$42,000$42,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains firefighters to be their best and stay safe during emergencies.

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2 programs · $510K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

40 training courses were provided to improve the skills and abilities of firefighters and upgrade their knowledge; 1600 students participated.

$434Kprogram expense
02

A monthly newsletter is published that keeps firefighters abreast of new technologies, equipment and strategies for fire ground operations, and which allows for the sharing of real life stories.

$76Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$820K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$806K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Money outPt IX
$639K
Ln 25
Programscol B$510K
Managementcol C$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$781K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$806K
Investment incomeLn 3$214
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$820K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306
SavingsLn 2$248K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$788K
Other assetsLn 15$75K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
Net assetsLn 32$781K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$791K$788K
Total assetsLn 16$951K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$350K$355K
Net assetsLn 32$601K$781K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$42K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$42K$42K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$72K$72K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$258K$68K
All other expensesLn 24e$151K$96K$55K
Total functional expensesLn 25$639K$510K$129K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.0M$190K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.0M$229K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.1M$456K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$936K$314K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$750K$293K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $820K$639K$181K$781K 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 $819,957 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$1,800
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $802,452$806,251
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$575$214
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,194$11,692
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $814,071$819,957
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$42,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $758,551$597,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $758,551$639,295
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,520$180,662
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $819,957 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,692 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,800
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,800
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,800
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $806,251$806,251
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $214$214
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $817,943 · Excluded from tax $214$819,957
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $639,295 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,000$42,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,425$1,425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,780$2,780
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,212$42,212
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,854$1,854
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,907$71,907
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $258,103 · Management $67,738$325,841
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $96,042 · Management $55,234$151,276
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $510,264 · Management $129,031 · Fundraising $0$639,295
Part X · Balance sheet $1,136,453 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,384$306
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $59,592$248,237
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $27,650$24,571
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $791,471$788,106
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $65,420$75,233
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $950,517$1,136,453
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $349,681$354,955
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $349,681$354,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $600,836$781,498
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $950,517$1,136,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $781,498 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$819,957
XI-2 Total expenses$639,295
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,662
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$600,836
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$781,498

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