Providing retirement benefits for volunteer firefighter

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
28¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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
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
28%
of spending
Concern: 28% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.2 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
$17K
Spent
$12K
To programs
28%
Net assets
$21K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$17K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$17K
FY2021$32K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$71K
Expenses
$12K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$61K
Net assets
$21K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$37K
FY2024$46K

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 Jan 1998.

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

Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 28% · $3K Management & general 72% · $9K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gambling Manager
$2,250Pt VII · Sec A
Gambling Manager
$1,125Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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 · $3K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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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

$3Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Money outPt IX
$12K
Ln 25
Programscol B$3K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$21
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$17K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$16K$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$16K$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$321$321
Accounting feesLn 11c$250$125$125
Office expensesLn 13$24$24
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$325$325
InsuranceLn 23$397$197$200
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12K$3K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 20, 2025 $71K$61K$10K$46K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 $59K$55K$4K$37K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Sep 14, 2023 $26K$26K−$825$32K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $32K$20K$12K$33K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 23, 2021 $17K$12K$5K$21K 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
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Part I · Summary $16,624 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,147$2,385
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$21
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,184$14,218
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $23,347$16,624
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,200$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,881$8,196
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,246$3,697
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,327$11,893
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,980$4,731
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 $16,624 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,892 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,385
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $21$21
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $326$326
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $21 · Unrelated business $14,218 · Excluded from tax $0$16,624
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,893 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $3,375$3,375
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $4,500$4,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $321$321
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $125 · Management $125$250
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24$24
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $325$325
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $197 · Management $200$397
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,701$2,701
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,372 · Management $8,521 · Fundraising $0$11,893
Part X · Balance sheet $20,986 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,255$20,986
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,255$20,986
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,255$20,986
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $16,255$20,986
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,255$20,986
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,986 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$16,624
XI-2 Total expenses$11,893
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$16,255
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,986

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