Milaca Firefighters Relief Association

Not tax-deductible

Milaca, MN501(c)(4)Mutual/MembershipEIN 41-6041958Revenue −$37K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1005 Central Ave N, 56353-1754 · Milaca, MNTax-exempt since Sep 2003

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The Association provides pension benefits to eligible members of the fire department.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$21K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $18K a year · 73% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$21K
to officers and key staff · 217% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 217% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
215 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 214.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
−$37K
-363% vs prior year
Spent
$10K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$179K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
−$37K
FY2024▼ -363%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$24K
FY2021$69K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$14K
FY2024−$37K
Expenses
$10K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$3K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$8K
FY2024$10K
Net assets
$179K
FY2024▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$116K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$226K
FY2024$179K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $21K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Smith———$14,050$8,029
Andy Ziegler$12,000$10,858$9,000$9,000$4,725
Shawn Kadelbach$6,000$6,000$2,900$1,800$1,350
Adam Solomon———$750$2,375
Mitchell Wolbert———$1,500—
Jesse Gerads$1,200$1,200$1,200——
Chris Ehlen$1,000————
Chad Weyer$700————

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 pension benefits to eligible firefighters.

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1 program · $10K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The milaca firefighters relief association provides pension, death, and disability benefits to its members.

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 2 grants · $245K · 2020–2021
City of MilacaFY2021$161,955
City of MilacaFY2020$82,737

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
−$37K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$10K
Ln 25
Programscol B$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$179K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12−$37K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$114K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$172K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$179K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K$172K
Total assetsLn 16$231K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$226K$179K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
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$1K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$560$560
Total functional expensesLn 25$10K$10K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing −$37K$10K−$47K$179K 990 PDF
FY2023 $14K$8K$6K$226K 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$6K$96K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $69K$3K$66K$116K 990 PDF
FY2020 −$24K$7K−$31K$50K 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 −$37,101 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,049$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $141$3,399
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,921−$40,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,111−$37,101
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$1,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$1,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,008$7,638
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,008$9,638
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,103−$46,739
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
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 −$37,101 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$66,583 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,399$3,399
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $26,083$26,083
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,306 · Unrelated business −$65,277 · Excluded from tax $29,482−$37,101
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,638 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,000$1,000
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 staffPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,078$7,078
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $560$560
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,638 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,638
Part X · Balance sheet $181,566 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,597$58,637
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $131,651$113,848
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,514
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,280$4,567
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $230,573$181,566
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,848$2,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,848$2,580
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $225,725$178,986
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $225,725$178,986
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $230,573$181,566
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $178,986 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue−$37,101
XI-2 Total expenses$9,638
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$46,739
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$225,725
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$178,986

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

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