Firefighters Credit Union

Onalaska, WIUnknown exempt organizationSince 1931EIN 39-6050488

Firefighters Credit Union is a cooperative, nonprofit corporation, incorporated under Wisconsin State Law to encourage thrift among its members, create a source of credit at a fair and reasonable cost, and provide an opportunity for its members to improve their economic and social conditions.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$794K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 19% 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
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
$794K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$110.7M
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.1M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$6.5M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$20.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.1M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.4M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$8.1M
Expenses
$6.5M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$6.5M
Net assets
$20.5M
FY2025▲ +9%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$15.0M
FY2021$16.3M
FY2022$17.1M
FY2023$17.8M
FY2024$18.9M
FY2025$20.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $6.5M

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $794K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mortgage Loan Officer
$201,380Pt VII · Sec A
Retired President
$145,164Pt VII · Sec A
$118,482Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$111,416Pt VII · Sec A
Mortgage Loan Officer
$108,385Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Compliance & Operations
$100,930Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Troy Arenz$201,380$171,060—$180,324$367,695$361,392
Bruce Zmolek$145,164$180,630$182,697———
Bruce E Zmolek———$178,472$176,207$166,478
Samantha Solare$118,482$85,189————
Matt Faron————$112,428$108,774
Amy Fruit$111,416$106,739$101,478———
Matthew Faron$108,385—————
Connie Garbers$100,930$99,376$94,960$92,960$89,018$85,843

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

Programs and updates

Helps members save money and access affordable loans to improve their lives.

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3 program services account for $6.5M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provided low-cost financial services to 4,947 members.

$3.8Mprogram expense
02

Competitive dividend rates are given on share, share draft and certificate accounts. (11,732 Accounts)

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Granted 885 new loans to members totaling $72,227,543.

$261Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$608K
Money outPt IX
$6.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$20.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.0M
Total assetsLn 16$131.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$608K
Total revenueLn 12$8.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$905K
SavingsLn 2$8.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Other assetsLn 15$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$131.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110.7M
Net assetsLn 32$20.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.0M$9.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.4M$7.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$122.5M$131.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$103.6M$110.7M
Net assetsLn 32$18.9M$20.5M
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$794K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$71K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$184K
Payroll taxesLn 10$152K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$50K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$301K
Office expensesLn 13$166K
Information technologyLn 14$154K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$202K
TravelLn 17$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$37K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$138K
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.8M
All other expensesLn 24e$213K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.5M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.1M$6.5M$1.6M$20.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.4M$6.3M$1.1M$18.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.9M$5.1M$707K$17.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.7M$3.9M$829K$17.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.2M$3.9M$1.3M$16.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.4M$4.0M$1.4M$15.0M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,100,012 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $57,663 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,434,845 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,434,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $607,504 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$607,504
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,100,012 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,100,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,471,728 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 staff$793,782
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,165,296
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$70,870
IX-9 Other employee benefits$184,000
IX-10 Payroll taxes$151,647
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$8,589
IX-11c Accounting fees$49,677
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$301,082
IX-13 Office expenses$166,164
IX-14 Information technology$154,305
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$202,233
IX-17 Travel$10,281
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$16,403
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$36,504
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$137,618
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,810,392
IX-24e All other expenses$212,885
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,471,728
Part X · Balance sheet $131,193,453 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $110,139,487; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $650,778$905,227
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $8,367,637$8,097,528
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $47,683$34,521
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,746,565$2,829,601
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $9,350,348$7,406,574
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,648,512$1,780,515
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $122,476,504$131,193,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $870,068$831,482
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $102,702,285$109,829,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $103,572,353$110,661,018
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $18,904,151$20,532,435
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $122,476,504$131,193,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,532,435 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,100,012
XI-2 Total expenses$6,471,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,628,284
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$18,904,151
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
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$20,532,435

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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