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Cushing Rural Fire Corporation

Tax-deductible

Cushing, WI501(c)(3) EIN 39-1557636Revenue $210K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 722, 54006-0722 · Cushing, WITax-exempt since Mar 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fire suppression and prevention, emergency medical supplies, public awareness and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 32 volunteers.
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 surplus $7K a year · 5% 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
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$210K
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$211K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$641K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$210K
FY2024▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$133K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$157K
FY2024$210K
Expenses
$211K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$149K
FY2024$211K
Net assets
$641K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$570K
FY2021$560K
FY2022$576K
FY2023$585K
FY2024$641K

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 Mar 1987.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $183K Management & general 13% · $27K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Merle Larson
Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Randy Erickson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Warndahl
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Aune
Training Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Janet Erickson
CFO Secretary Ems Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Craig Carlson
1st Asst Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Janet Erickson$5,000$3,400$200$105
Merle Larson$2,200$2,200$2,200$2,100
David Marquardt——$1,000$840
Craig Carlson$850$850$200—
Matt Larson——$850$788
Jim Bethke$800$800$500$200
Richard Davidsavor——$600$525
Matt Aune$200$200$200$105

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

Programs and updates

Provide fire suppression, emergency medical aid, and public safety education.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Fire supression and prevention

$211Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$210K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$211K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$641K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$177K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$210K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$415K
Total assetsLn 16$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$641K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 632
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$169K$226K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$415K$415K
Total assetsLn 16$585K$641K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$585K$641K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$375$375
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$59K$59K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$84K$78K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$211K$183K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $210K$211K−$1K$641K 990 PDF
FY2023 $157K$149K$8K$585K 990 PDF
FY2022 $157K$140K$16K$576K 990 PDF
FY2021 $146K$155K−$10K$560K 990 PDF
FY2020 $133K$110K$23K$570K 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 $209,623 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,617$26,680
I-9 Program service revenue$176,660
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,829$6,283
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $157,446$209,623
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,771$40,432
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,556$170,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $149,327$210,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,119−$1,083
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $209,623 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$26,680
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,680
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $176,660$176,660
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,283$6,283
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $182,943$209,623
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $210,706 across 9 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,650$10,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,254$15,254
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,528$14,528
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $375$375
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,888$1,888
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $8,540$8,540
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,641$58,641
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,254$17,254
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $77,687 · Management $5,889$83,576
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,364 · Management $27,342 · Fundraising $0$210,706
Part X · Balance sheet $640,662 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $63,527$150,364
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $105,915$75,179
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $415,119$415,119
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $584,561$640,662
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $584,561$640,662
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $584,561$640,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $640,662 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$209,623
XI-2 Total expenses$210,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,083
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$584,561
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$57,184
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$640,662

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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