To preserve the history of the Aurora Fire department and Fire service in our region through our collections and exhibits while educating visitors about Fire safety and prevention.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 17% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
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
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$296K
+59% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$375K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$296K
FY2024▲ +59%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$296K
Expenses
$247K
FY2024▲ +36%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$166K
FY2022$182K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$247K
Net assets
$375K
FY2024▲ +15%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$322K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$326K
FY2024$375K

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 Jun 1989.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $202K Management & general 15% · $37K Fundraising 3% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$64,157Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Failing$64,157$64,157$56,519$49,075$40,131

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

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1 program · $202K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provided a variety of interactive exhibits designed to educate and entertain children, families and firefighters.

$202Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$296K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Programscol B$202K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$375K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$163K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$296K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$325K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$28K
Total assetsLn 16$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$375K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K$325K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$326K$375K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$326K$375K
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$70K$56K$10K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$15K$12K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$420
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$700$700
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$1K$427
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$1K$351
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$4K$3K$826
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$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$428
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$11K$6K$450
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$202K$37K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $296K$247K$49K$375K 990 PDF
FY2023 $186K$326K 990 PDF
FY2022 $203K$182K$21K$343K 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$166K$49K$322K 990 PDF
FY2020 $185K$273K 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 $296,157 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,054$128,383
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $49,548$163,263
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,654$4,511
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $186,256$296,157
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $102,637$110,636
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,080$136,614
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $202,717$247,250
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,461$48,907
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $296,157 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$12,197
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$116,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,383
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $163,263$163,263
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,511$4,511
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $163,263 · Excluded from tax $4,511$296,157
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $247,250 across 31 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 $55,934 · Management $10,488 · Fundraising $3,496$69,918
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,321 · Management $12,257 · Fundraising $3,064$30,642
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,678 · Management $420$2,098
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,383 · Management $1,595$7,978
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $700$700
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,269 · Management $1,403 · Fundraising $427$6,099
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,511 · Management $1,154 · Fundraising $351$5,016
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,304 · Management $826$4,130
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 $4,912 · Management $1,228$6,140
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,283 · Management $1,407 · Fundraising $428$6,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $91,215$91,215
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,086 · Management $5,660 · Fundraising $450$17,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $201,896 · Management $37,138 · Fundraising $8,216$247,250
Part X · Balance sheet $375,197 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $270,267$325,314
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,581$21,791
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $27,442$28,092
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $326,290$375,197
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $326,290$375,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $326,290$375,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $326,290$375,197
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $375,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$296,157
XI-2 Total expenses$247,250
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$326,290
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$375,197

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