Fire Suppression Systems Association FY2020 filing

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To promote, educate and grow the special hazard Fire protection industry.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $79K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 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
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$64K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$616K
Spent
$525K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$463K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$616K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$616K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$669K
FY2024$753K
Expenses
$525K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$273K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$572K
FY2024$699K
Net assets
$463K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$618K
FY2023$715K
FY2024$691K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1983.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $501K Management & general 5% · $24K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Promotes, educates, and grows the special hazard fire protection industry.

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1 program · $501K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Education and training of the members through annual meetings, seminar series, certification literature, training videos and handbooks. Participation in developing standards and codes related to fire suppression systems with governments and private agencies.

$501Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$616K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Investment incomeLn 3$184
Money outPt IX
$525K
Ln 25
Programscol B$501K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$463K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$616K
Investment incomeLn 3$184
Total revenueLn 12$616K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$300K
SavingsLn 2$220K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$520K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$463K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$532K$520K
Total assetsLn 16$561K$526K
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$372K$463K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$0
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$119K$110K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$49K$45K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$3K$286
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$387
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$214K$214K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$228
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$100K$92K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$32K$30K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$525K$501K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $753K$699K$54K$691K 990 PDF
FY2023 $669K$572K$97K$715K 990 PDF
FY2022 $539K$509K$30K$618K 990 PDF
FY2021 $398K$273K$125K$588K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $616K$525K$90K$463K 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 $615,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $559,994$615,578
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $281$184
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $560,275$615,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $435,254$525,323
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $435,254$525,323
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,021$90,439
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $615,762 across 3 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $614,178$614,178
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $184$184
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $615,762$615,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,323 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staff$0
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 feesPrograms $109,784 · Management $9,546$119,330
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $45,130 · Management $3,924$49,054
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,294 · Management $286$3,580
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,451 · Management $387$4,838
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 meetingsPrograms $213,727$213,727
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,624 · Management $228$2,852
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $92,032 · Management $8,003$100,035
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $29,843 · Management $2,064$31,907
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $500,885 · Management $24,438$525,323
Part X · Balance sheet $526,425 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $305,254$300,238
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,468$220,122
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,546$6,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $561,268$526,425
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,081$12,627
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $185,078$51,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189,159$63,877
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $372,109$462,548
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $372,109$462,548
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $561,268$526,425
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $462,548 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$615,762
XI-2 Total expenses$525,323
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$372,109
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$462,548

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