Porter Firemans Relief Association

Tax-deductible

Porter, MN501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 41-1596203Revenue $71K in FY2024

On file with the IRS301 Lone Tree, 56280-0000 · Porter, MNTax-exempt since Jan 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing retirement benefits for volunteer firefighter

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 3 employees.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 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
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
$71K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$61K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$46K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$71K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$32K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$71K
Expenses
$61K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$61K
Net assets
$46K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$46K

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 Jan 1998.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $42K Management & general 31% · $19K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gambling Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gambling Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Wahl’s $4K as Gambling Manager is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 118 <$100K 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Anderson$3,600$3,749$1,125
Travis Wahl$3,600——
Si Paul Olson——$2,250

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

Provides retirement benefits for volunteer firefighters.

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1 program · $42K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization supports the city of porter to provide retirement for its volunteer firefighters and also raise funds to help provide for new equipment as required by the fire department

$42Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$71K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$42K
Managementcol C$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$46K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$54
Other incomeLn 4–11$55K
Total revenueLn 12$71K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$46K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K
Total assetsLn 16$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$46K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
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$37K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$37K$46K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$37K$46K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$225$225
Advertising and promotionLn 12$534$534
Office expensesLn 13$725$725
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$100$100
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$42K$19K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $71K$61K$10K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023 $59K$55K$4K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022 $26K$26K−$825$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $32K$20K$12K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 $17K$12K$5K$21K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $70,919 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,600$15,845
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$54
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,448$55,020
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $59,064$70,919
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,882$15,845
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,854$40,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $54,736$61,198
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,328$9,721
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $70,919 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $50,531 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10,845
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,845
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27 · Unrelated business $27$54
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $4,489$4,489
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27 · Unrelated business $50,558 · Excluded from tax $4,489$70,919
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,198 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $13,950$13,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,895$1,895
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $225$225
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $534$534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $725$725
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,975$2,975
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $100$100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,794$35,794
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,153 · Management $19,045 · Fundraising $0$61,198
Part X · Balance sheet $46,396 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,675$46,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,675$46,396
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $36,675$46,396
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $36,675$46,396
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,675$46,396
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,396 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$70,919
XI-2 Total expenses$61,198
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,721
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$36,675
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,396

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

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