Axton Community Firefighters INC FY2023 filing

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Axton, VA501(c)(4)Since 1952 EIN 54-6053421Revenue $300K in FY2023Latest return filed Aug 18, 2026

On file with the IRSPo Box 416, 24054-0416 · Axton, VATax-exempt since Sep 1957

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Axton Community Firefighters, Inc. is a rural firefighting organization providing fire protection services to the rural area of Axton, VA.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; the IRS lists gifts to it as tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 50% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
88 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $460K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 87.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$300K
+663% vs prior year
Spent
$51K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$300K
FY2023▲ +663%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$119K
FY2022$39K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$125K
FY2025$154K
Expenses
$51K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$51K
FY2024$143K
FY2025$64K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2023▲ +38%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$760K
FY2021$823K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 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 Sep 1957.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $45K Management & general 12% · $6K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

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

Programs and updates

Provides fire protection services to the rural Axton, Virginia area.

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1 program · $45K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Axton Community Firefighters, Inc. is a rural firefighting organization providing fire protection services to the rural area of Axton, VA.

$45Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$300K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$51K
Ln 25
Programscol B$45K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$371K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$199K
Government grantsLn 1e$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$83K
Total revenueLn 12$300K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$364K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$371K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$188K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K$371K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$403K$460K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$188K$188K
Total assetsLn 16$738K$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$738K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$350$0$350$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$637$0$637$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K$500$0
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$0$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$51K$45K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 18, 2026 $154K$64K$89K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2025 $125K$143K−$18K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2024 $300K$51K$249K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2023 $39K$38K$803$738K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2022 $119K$63K$56K$823K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 5, 2021 $110K$63K$47K$760K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $299,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,567$199,069
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,571$17,312
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,150$83,342
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,288$299,723
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 $38,485$50,839
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $38,485$50,839
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $803$248,884
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $299,723 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$132,278
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,791
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$199,069
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,312$17,312
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $600$600
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,594$6,594
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $76,148 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$76,148
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $76,748 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $23,906$299,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,839 across 8 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $350 · Fundraising $0$350
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $0$2,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,964 · Management $1,009 · Fundraising $0$2,973
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,079 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,079
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $637 · Fundraising $0$637
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,872 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,872
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,862 · Management $500 · Fundraising $0$19,362
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $0$1,066
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,777 · Management $6,062 · Fundraising $0$50,839
Part X · Balance sheet $1,019,374 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $132,750$364,322
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,824$6,196
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $188,480$188,480
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $403,041$460,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $738,095$1,019,374
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $738,095$1,019,374
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $738,095$1,019,374
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $738,095$1,019,374
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,019,374 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,723
XI-2 Total expenses$50,839
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,884
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$738,095
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$32,395
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,019,374

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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