Brierfield Fire and Rescue INC

Tax-deductible

Brierfield, AL501(c)(4)Community DevelopmentEIN 47-1052921

Fire protection for local community

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 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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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
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 $21K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $9K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$61K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$320K
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$287K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$339K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$320K
FY2024▲ +178%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$210K
FY2021$376K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$115K
FY2024$320K
Expenses
$287K
FY2024▲ +34%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$214K
FY2024$287K
Net assets
$339K
FY2024▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$391K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$339K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $273K Management & general 4% · $10K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Protects local communities from fire hazards.

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1 program service account for $273K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Fire protection for local community

$273Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$9K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$320K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$287K
Ln 25
Programscol B$273K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$339K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$92K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$319K
Government grantsLn 1e$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$320K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$86K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$308K
Total assetsLn 16$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K
Net assetsLn 32$339K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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$33K$92K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$317K$308K
Total assetsLn 16$375K$400K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$61K
Net assetsLn 32$306K$339K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$911$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$590$590
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$329$329
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$117K$117K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$124K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$287K$273K$10K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $320K$287K$33K$339K 990 PDF
FY2023 $115K$214K−$99K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $208K$194K$13K$405K 990 PDF
FY2021 $376K$277K$98K$391K 990 PDF
FY2020 $210K$152K$58K$293K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $319,980 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$35,915
VIII-1e Government grants$277,985
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,776
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$318,676
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,304$1,304
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,304$319,980
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $287,077 across 11 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,695$3,695
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,706$2,706
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $911 · Fundraising $1,281$2,192
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,694$2,694
IX-17 TravelManagement $590$590
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $329$329
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,019$3,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $117,233$117,233
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,547$17,547
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,172$124,172
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,068 · Management $1,832$12,900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $273,039 · Management $10,051 · Fundraising $3,987$287,077
Part X · Balance sheet $400,407 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,655$6,497
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,240$85,729
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $316,998$308,181
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $374,893$400,407
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $453$818
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,772$61,128
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,121$339,279
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $374,893$400,407
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $339,279 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$319,980
XI-2 Total expenses$287,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,903
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,121
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$255
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$339,279

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

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