First Hagerstown Hose Co

Tax-deductible

Hagerstown, MD501(c)(4) EIN 52-6042925Revenue $151K in FY2024Latest return filed Jul 14, 2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 4958, 21742-0958 · Hagerstown, MDTax-exempt since Aug 1944

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The company was formed for the purpose of providing volunteer services to the community in the form of protection from fire damage and destruction.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 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
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
31 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 30.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$151K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$65K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$579K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$151K
FY2024▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$76K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$151K
Net assets
$579K
FY2024▲ +17%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$405K
FY2022$411K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$579K

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 Aug 1944.

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% · $65K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$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

Provides volunteer fire protection services to prevent community damage.

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1 program · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To provide the community with fire protection service as well as to educate the citizens in various safety precautions to prevent hazards

$65Kprogram expense

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 1 funder$37K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$151K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$146
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Money outPt IX
$65K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Owns and owesPt X
$579K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Investment incomeLn 3$15
Other incomeLn 4–11$146
Total revenueLn 12$151K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$398K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$579K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 612
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$201K$168K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$280K$398K
Total assetsLn 16$494K$579K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$494K$579K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$273$273
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$65K$65K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $151K$65K$85K$579K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 1, 2024 $146K$494K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2023 $80K$411K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $113K$405K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2021 $76K$386K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $150,775 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $144,413$150,614
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$15
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,314$146
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $145,742$150,775
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,884$65,408
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $62,884$65,408
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $82,858$85,367
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $150,775 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$149,835
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,614
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15$15
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $146$146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $146 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15$150,775
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $65,408 across 6 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,035$5,035
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,133$8,133
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,712$31,712
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,768$15,768
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $273$273
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,487$4,487
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $65,408 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$65,408
Part X · Balance sheet $578,921 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,725$67,377
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,133$100,143
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $279,516$398,221
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,180$13,180
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $493,554$578,921
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $493,554$578,921
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,554$578,921
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $493,554$578,921
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,921 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$150,775
XI-2 Total expenses$65,408
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,367
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,554
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,921

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

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