Maynard Fire Relief Association

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Provide retirement benefits to retired firefighters.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-6033541) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 23 volunteers.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 43% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
50% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$4K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
38.1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $639K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
38.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
0.2% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.2% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
6 of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$73K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$20K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$706K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$73K
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$24K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$42K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$73K
Expenses
$20K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$51K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$36K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$20K
Net assets
$706K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$454K
FY2021$499K
FY2022$441K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$607K
FY2025$706K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $10K Management & general 50% · $10K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $4K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Preside
$4,400Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kurt Stranberg’s $4K as Vice Preside is at the 63rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Kurt Stranberg$4,400—
Kurt Strandberg—$4,000

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 to retired firefighters.

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1 program · $10K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provide retirement benefits to retired firefighters. During 2025 there were 22 active firefighters and 1 inactive member deferred. The volunteer fire department members work together in fighting fires and providing emergency services. Other activities include fire protection education to the community and local schools.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 41-6033541) · Dispute this line
$10Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $43K · 2023–2025
City of MaynardFY2025$7,527
City of MaynardFY2024$9,300
City of MaynardFY2023$26,170

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$73K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$20K
Ln 25
Programscol B$10K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$706K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Government grantsLn 1e$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$73K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Accounts receivableLn 4$2K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$2K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$639K
Total assetsLn 16$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$706K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$66K$65K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$542K$639K
Total assetsLn 16$612K$708K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$607K$706K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$53$53
Total functional expensesLn 25$20K$10K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $73K$20K$52K$706K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $75K$15K$60K$607K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $42K$36K$7K$494K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $54K$48K$6K$441K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2022 $52K$51K$2K$499K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 9, 2021 $24K$454K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $72,602 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,205$26,207
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,842$26,369
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,857$20,026
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $74,904$72,602
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,300$7,527
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,589$12,778
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,889$20,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,015$52,297
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $72,602 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,660 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$400
VIII-1e Government grants$25,807
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$26,207
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $26,369$26,369
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $18,366$18,366
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $1,116 · Excluded from tax $45,279$72,602
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,305 across 4 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,527$7,527
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,482$5,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,625 · Management $4,618$7,243
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $53$53
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,152 · Management $10,153 · Fundraising $0$20,305
Part X · Balance sheet $707,642 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,914$64,525
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,350$2,350
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,507$1,546
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $541,854$639,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $611,625$707,642
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,567$576
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,658$1,135
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,225$1,711
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $228,733$300,935
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $378,667$404,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $607,400$705,931
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $611,625$707,642
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $705,931 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$72,602
XI-2 Total expenses$20,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$52,297
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$607,400
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$46,234
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$705,931

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

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