Bedford Life Saving and First: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 54-1048498)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$6K
FY2021	$5K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$734K
FY2021	$275K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$270K
FY2021	$0

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $731K Management & general 0% · $3K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

John Messier

Chairman & Pre

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Messier

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charlie Coles

Treasurer

$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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains volunteers and supports local fire and rescue services with life-saving aid.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

The organization ceased conducting significant program services that

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 54-1048498) · Dispute this line

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 3 grants · $384K · 2020–2021

Bedford Community Health Foundation INCVA · FY2021$274,793

Bedford Community Health Foundation INCVA · FY2020$99,637

Bedford Co FireFY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Money outPt IX

$734K

Ln 25

Programscol B$731K

Managementcol C$3K

Owns and owesPt X

$270K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K

Total assetsLn 16$270K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Investment incomeLn 3$6K

Total revenueLn 12$6K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$270K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K

Total assetsLn 16$270K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$270K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 63

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$286K	$270K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.0M	$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$270K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$731K	$731K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$3K		$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$60		$60
Total functional expensesLn 25	$734K	$731K	$3K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2021 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2022	$5K	$275K	−$270K	$0	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 14, 2021	$6K	$734K	−$728K	$270K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,275 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $525$0

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,082$6,275

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $37,607$6,275

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$730,608

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,538$3,367

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,538$733,975

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,069−$727,700

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,275 across 3 lines filed

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,275$6,275

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,275$6,275

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $733,975 across 3 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $730,608$730,608

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,307$3,307

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $60$60

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $730,608 · Management $3,367 · Fundraising $0$733,975

Part X · Balance sheet $269,562 assets, 6 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $286,146$269,562

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,000,885$269,562

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $1,000,885$269,562

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,000,885$269,562

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,000,885$269,562

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $269,562 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,275

XI-2 Total expenses$733,975

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$727,700

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,000,885

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,765

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$142

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$269,562

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Bedford Life Saving and First FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Bedford Life Saving and First

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV