Volunteer Fire department

501(c)(4) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $43K 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$652K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$387K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$387K
FY2023▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$447K
FY2023$387K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$339K
Expenses
$331K
FY2023▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$233K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$549K
FY2025$426K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

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 Nov 1950.

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% · $331K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Fire Chief
$15,048Pt VII · Sec A
$12,924Pt VII · Sec A
$8,438Pt VII · Sec A
Assistant Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacob S Howard—$13,734$15,048$12,861$12,150$11,370
Jacob Howard$13,919—————
Robert D Waldron$12,456$13,716$12,924$11,130——
Jeffrey Johnson$8,433$9,833$8,438$8,960$7,433—
Christopher M Fabrizio————$7,283$8,509
Joseph Carter$7,567—————
Scott Himrod————$6,240$6,399
Brandon J Hoehn—————$2,795

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

Programs and updates

Bethlehem Fire Dept INC is a membership association based in Wheeling, WV.

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1 program · $331K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Volunteer fire department. Operation of fire fighting and ambulance equipment. Services approximately 5,000 residents of bethlehem and surrounding unincorporated areas.

$331Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$387K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$331K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Government grantsLn 1e$79K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8K
Total revenueLn 12$387K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$618K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$618K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$203K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$652K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 625
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$551K$618K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$661K$203K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$652K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$108K$108K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$71K$71K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$86K$86K
All other expensesLn 24e$34K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$331K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $339K$426K−$87K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $249K$549K−$300K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $387K$331K$57K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $447K$369K$78K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$233K$11K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $260K$278K−$19K$1.4M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $387,442 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $182,181$211,798
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $103,269$160,919
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $161,267$14,725
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $750$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $447,467$387,442
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $104,005$119,793
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $265,174$211,060
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $369,179$330,853
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $78,288$56,589
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 $387,442 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$78,915
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,883
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,798
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $160,919$160,919
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $6,662$6,662
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $8,063$8,063
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,644$387,442
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,853 across 7 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,882$107,882
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,911$11,911
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,235$11,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,784$8,784
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $71,418$71,418
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,966$85,966
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,657$33,657
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $330,853 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$330,853
Part X · Balance sheet $2,181,952 assets, 9 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $551,334$618,004
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,395,763$1,360,606
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $660,591$203,342
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,607,688$2,181,952
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,168,332$651,113
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $765$1,009
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,169,097$652,122
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,438,591$1,529,830
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,607,688$2,181,952
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,529,830 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$387,442
XI-2 Total expenses$330,853
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,589
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,438,591
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$34,648
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,529,830

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