Hector Volunteer Fire Department Relief Association

Tax-deductible

Hector, MN501(c)(3)Since 1951Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 41-1683436Revenue $67K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 441, 55342-0441 · Hector, MNTax-exempt since Dec 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide service pensions to Volunteer firemen.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 26 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 92% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
53 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 52.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$44K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$67K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$126K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$67K
Expenses
$44K
FY2025▼ -50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$64K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$44K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

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. IRS ruling in Dec 1998.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $34K Management & general 8% · $4K Fundraising 15% · $7K

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; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gambling Tre
$2,309Pt VII · Sec A
Gambling Man
$1,847Pt VII · Sec A
Gambling Ass
$693Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy City
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dave Wilkinson’s $2K as Gambling Tre is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 133 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2023
Dave Wilkinson$2,309$2,000
Andrew Wegscheid$1,847$1,500
Michael Ovitt$693$400

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 service pensions to volunteer firefighters.

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1 program · $34K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization receives funding for the pension fund from the state of minnesota and the city of hector. When requested and requirements are met, the organization pays pensions to retired volunteer firemen.

$34Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Money outPt IX
$44K
Ln 25
Programscol B$34K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$193K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$56K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15−$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 626
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K$193K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$116$5K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$14K$14K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$147$147
Advertising and promotionLn 12$897$897
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$2K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$44K$34K$4K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $67K$44K$23K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $64K$88K−$24K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $126K$120K$6K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $59K$20K$39K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $56K$12K$44K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $26K$64K−$37K$1.2M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $66,730 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $44,756$56,365
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,871$14,297
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$6,422−$3,932
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,205$66,730
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $70,000$13,804
I-15 Salaries and benefits$9,699
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $18,422$20,572
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $88,422$44,075
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,217$22,655
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $66,730 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$3,932 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$39,688
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,677
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$56,365
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $14,297$14,297
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,297 · Unrelated business −$7,725 · Excluded from tax $3,793$66,730
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,075 across 9 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $13,804$13,804
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,849$4,849
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,850$4,850
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,829$5,829
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $147$147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $897$897
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,209$1,209
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,518$3,518
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,459 · Fundraising $6,513$8,972
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,044 · Management $3,518 · Fundraising $6,513$44,075
Part X · Balance sheet $1,857,252 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $151,856$193,181
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,000$3,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,457,154$1,662,750
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,027−$1,679
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,619,037$1,857,252
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $116$5,080
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $116$5,080
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,618,921$1,852,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,618,921$1,852,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,619,037$1,857,252
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,852,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,730
XI-2 Total expenses$44,075
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,618,921
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$205,743
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,853
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,852,172

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

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