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Nvfc 21st Century Fund

Tax-deductible

Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 1996Public Safety & DisasterEIN 52-1962943

The NVFC 21st Century Fund (the Fund) supports the educational and charitable activities of the National Volunteer Fire Council, Inc. (the Council).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Liabilities
$57K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$54K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$47K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$666K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$54K
FY2025▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$58K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$66K
FY2025$54K
Expenses
$47K
FY2025▼ -5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$23K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$50K
FY2025$47K
Net assets
$666K
FY2025▲ +7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$706K
FY2022$563K
FY2023$604K
FY2024$619K
FY2025$666K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1996.

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% · $47K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dallas Renfrew
First Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cr Reid Vaughan
Second Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Guthrie
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Quinney
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pat Thompson
Director
$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

Funds educational and charitable work for volunteer firefighters nationwide.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $47K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The Fund, founded in 1996, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to foster betterment of the volunteer fire service by working with the Council through the following initiatives: Education and training, retention and recruitment, personal protective equipment, and memorials.

$47Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$54K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Money outPt IX
$47K
Ln 25
Programscol B$47K
Owns and owesPt X
$666K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$54K
Gains on assetsLn 7$38K
Total revenueLn 12$54K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
InvestmentsLn 11–13$706K
Total assetsLn 16$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$666K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
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 FY25End FY25
InvestmentsLn 11–13$640K$706K
Total assetsLn 16$657K$723K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$619K$666K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$860$860
TravelLn 17$28K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$47K$47K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $54K$47K$7K$666K 990 PDF
FY2024 $66K$50K$16K$619K 990 PDF
FY2023 $27K$38K−$11K$604K 990 PDF
FY2022 $26K$32K−$6K$563K 990 PDF
FY2021 $58K$23K$35K$706K 990 PDF
FY2020 $19K$26K−$7K$654K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $54,332 across 3 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,897$15,897
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $38,435$38,435
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $54,332$54,332
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,138 across 4 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,907$12,907
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $860$860
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,140$28,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,231$5,231
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,138 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,138
Part X · Balance sheet $722,757 assets, 9 lines filed
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,634$16,884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $640,252$705,873
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $656,886$722,757
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,579$2,745
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $27,874$54,223
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $37,453$56,968
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $619,433$665,789
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $619,433$665,789
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $656,886$722,757
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $665,789 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$54,332
XI-2 Total expenses$47,138
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,194
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$619,433
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$39,162
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$665,789

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

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