Fairview Fire & Rescue Association

Tax-deductible

Monroe, NC501(c)(4)EIN 52-1358126Revenue $966K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfairviewfireandrescue.com7520 Concord Hwy, 28110-9029 · Monroe, NCTax-exempt since Jul 1985

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To provide fire protection services to the community.

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 37 volunteers and 26 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)(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
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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $224K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$5.7M
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
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
$966K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$966K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$512K
FY2022$717K
FY2023$879K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$966K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +127%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$477K
FY2022$523K
FY2023$505K
FY2024$448K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.8M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $993K Management & general 3% · $27K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$27,557Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$9,558Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$9,099Pt VII · Sec A
President
$4,573Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$3,800Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,551Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Dennis Griffin$27,557$18,946$30,228—$29,040
Bradley Purser—$28,376$16,345$13,011$10,361
Scott King—$19,681——$6,511
Zach Austin$3,800$12,234$4,263$13,379$16,914
Brian Austin$9,099$14,008$7,965$11,591$8,515
Jeffrey Price$9,558————
Jody Mills$4,573$1,890$1,534$4,103$3,827
Brent Phipps—$2,595$525$1,515$532

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

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Provides fire protection and emergency services to the community.

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1 program · $993K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided fire protection and emergency response services for the Town of Fairview.

$993Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$966K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$901K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$993K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$901K
Government grantsLn 1e$901K
Investment incomeLn 3$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$33K
Total revenueLn 12$966K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$601K
SavingsLn 2$765K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.9M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$7.1M
Total assetsLn 16$9.2M$8.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.4M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$56K$56K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$178K$178K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$2K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$23K
InterestLn 20$214K$214K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$264K$264K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$99K
All other expensesLn 24e$91K$88K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$993K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $966K$1.0M−$54K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$448K$570K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $879K$505K$374K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $717K$523K$194K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $512K$477K$35K$1.7M 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 $966,264 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $840,375$901,449
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $173,969$56,835
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,311$7,980
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,018,655$966,264
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $182,102$253,294
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,262$766,664
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $448,364$1,019,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $570,291−$53,694
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 $966,264 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$901,214
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$901,449
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $23,378$23,378
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $33,457$33,457
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$56−$56
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,036$8,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $64,871 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$56$966,264
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,019,958 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,138$56,138
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $177,673$177,673
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,483$19,483
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,932$11,932
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,572$12,572
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,688 · Management $11,738$13,426
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,100$23,100
IX-20 InterestPrograms $214,322$214,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $264,174$264,174
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,276$37,276
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,726$98,726
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $87,681 · Management $3,455$91,136
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $992,833 · Management $27,125 · Fundraising $0$1,019,958
Part X · Balance sheet $8,441,872 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $650,727$601,257
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,200,236$764,572
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,450,893$7,076,043
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,228,814$8,441,872
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $529,732$20,909
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,427,358$5,694,110
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,760,731$2,702,673
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,725$45,089
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,801,456$2,747,762
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,228,814$8,441,872
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,747,762 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$966,264
XI-2 Total expenses$1,019,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$53,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,801,456
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,747,762

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

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