Cascade Fire Department INC FY2023 filing

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To be dedicated to protect the citizens & property located in certain contracted municipalities located in sheboygan county WI and surrounding counties upon request, by providing such citizens & property with Fire protection services, emergency medical services, & related services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $164K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$365K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$242K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$365K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$292K
FY2021$539K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$672K
Expenses
$242K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$191K
FY2021$278K
FY2022$256K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$366K
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2023 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1985.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $174K Management & general 28% · $68K

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; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary/Treasurer/Captain
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
1st Assistant
$800Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Assistant
$800Pt VII · Sec A
$200Pt VII · Sec A
$200Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Mark McMullen$3,660$3,000$2,000
Paul McMullen$1,120$800$800
Levi Melius JR$1,120$800$800
Todd Triebensee$700$1,000—
Kevin Jensen$140$200—
Franklin Arbuckle$140$200—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides fire and emergency medical services to protect citizens and property in contracted municipalities.

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1 program · $174K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Fire protection for the general public.

$174Kprogram 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$300

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$210K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Money outPt IX
$242K
Ln 25
Programscol B$174K
Managementcol C$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$64K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$63K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$22K
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 643
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$285K$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$395$395
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$427$427
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$51K$51K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$79K$79K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K$174K$68K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $672K$366K$306K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $365K$242K$123K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $286K$256K$30K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $539K$278K$262K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 $292K$191K$100K$2.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $364,814 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $35,999$63,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $192,498$210,331
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $40,043$63,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,696$27,168
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $286,236$364,814
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,424$395
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,600$6,000
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $6,250$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $244,722$235,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $255,996$241,808
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,240$123,006
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $364,814 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,937 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,647
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,318
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$63,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $210,331 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$210,331
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $85,646 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$85,646
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$22,296−$22,296
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,231$16,231
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $295,977 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,872$364,814
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $241,808 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $395$395
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,297$3,297
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $11,479$11,479
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,788$1,788
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,130$1,130
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,428$2,428
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,638$15,638
IX-17 TravelPrograms $427$427
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,773$3,773
IX-20 InterestManagement $51,036$51,036
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $78,742$78,742
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,491$18,491
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,973 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$44,973
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,211$2,211
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,568 · Management $68,240 · Fundraising $0$241,808
Part X · Balance sheet $4,615,096 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $285,453$221,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,231,265$2,152,524
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,827,695$2,240,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,344,413$4,615,096
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,112$2,302
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $1,449,640$1,419,233
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,452,752$1,421,535
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,891,661$3,193,561
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,891,661$3,193,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,344,413$4,615,096
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,193,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,814
XI-2 Total expenses$241,808
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$123,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,891,661
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$178,894
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,193,561

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