Cornell Area Fire Dept INC FY2020 filing

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Cornell, WI501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 39-1743457Revenue $230K in FY2020

On file with the IRSPo Box 357, 54732-0357 · Cornell, WITax-exempt since Oct 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Standard Fire department operations which include supression and prevention of Fire in eight townships and one city

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1K 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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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 $81K a year · 31% 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1K
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
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$197K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
Spent
$127K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$230K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$259K
FY2024$308K
Expenses
$127K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$264K
Net assets
$488K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$532K
FY2022$557K
FY2023$630K
FY2024$675K

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2001.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $127K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $1K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$750Pt VII · Sec A
$563Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Aimee Korger’s $1K as President is at the 10th percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Aimee Korger$1,000$750
Michael Beighley$250$563

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

Suppresses and prevents fires across eight townships and one city.

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1 program · $127K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Standard fire department operations which include supression and prevention of fire in eight townships and one city

$127Kprogram 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 · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$190K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Money outPt IX
$127K
Ln 25
Programscol B$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$190K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Other incomeLn 4–11$14
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$53K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$562K
Other assetsLn 15$423
Total assetsLn 16$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
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$36K$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$625K$562K
Total assetsLn 16$675K$684K
LiabilitiesLn 26$219K$197K
Net assetsLn 32$456K$488K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$54K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$127K$127K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $308K$264K$45K$675K 990 PDF
FY2023 $259K$192K$67K$630K 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$168K$81K$557K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$145K$111K$532K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $230K$127K$103K$488K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $229,774 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$189,758
I-9 Program service revenue$39,917
I-10 Investment income$85
I-11 Other revenue$14
I-12 Total revenue$229,774
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$59,361
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$67,437
I-18 Total expenses$126,798
I-19 Revenue less expenses$102,976
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $229,774 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$189,758
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$189,758
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $39,917$39,917
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $85$85
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $14$14
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,016 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$229,774
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $126,798 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,313$1,313
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $53,783$53,783
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,265$4,265
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,800$4,800
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,306$1,306
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,727$8,727
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,114$1,114
IX-20 InterestPrograms $8,976$8,976
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,512$10,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,369$27,369
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,633$4,633
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $126,798 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$126,798
Part X · Balance sheet $684,145 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,413$53,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,246$53,254
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,667$15,494
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $625,432$561,804
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $423$423
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $675,181$684,145
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,307$2,354
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $218,757$196,572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $456,424$487,573
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $675,181$684,145
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $487,573 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,774
XI-2 Total expenses$126,798
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,976
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$456,424
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$71,827
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$487,573

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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