Fire protection and rescue services to the organization's service district.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $76
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$654K
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$447K
Spent
$329K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$552K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$447K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$447K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$467K
FY2024$424K
FY2025$591K
Expenses
$329K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$329K
FY2022$416K
FY2023$461K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$362K
Net assets
$552K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$552K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$796K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1986.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $299K Management & general 9% · $29K Fundraising 0% · $1K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides fire protection and rescue services to its community.

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1 program · $299K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Provided fire protection and rescue services to the cedar mountain NC service district which includes the communities of cedar mountin, caesar's head, cliff ridge colony, tutherside and witherspoon, the dupont state forest, caesar's head state park, and ymca camp greenville, all located in western north carolina and upper northwestern…

$299Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$76

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$447K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$329K
Ln 25
Programscol B$299K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$552K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$654K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Government grantsLn 1e$392K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$447K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$111K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$654K
Net assetsLn 32$552K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K$141K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$976K$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$637K$654K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$552K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$42K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$204
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$423
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$386
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
InterestLn 20$25K$25K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$100K$100K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$76K$70K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$17K$10K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$329K$299K$29K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $591K$362K$229K$796K 990 PDF
FY2024 $424K$432K−$8K$568K 990 PDF
FY2023 $467K$461K$7K$575K 990 PDF
FY2022 $433K$416K$17K$569K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $447K$329K$118K$552K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $447,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $337,203$422,972
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $723$5,814
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6$18,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $337,932$447,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,377$56,496
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $311,452$272,761
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $389,829$329,257
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$51,897$117,915
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $447,172 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$392,234
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,738
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$422,972
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $771$771
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,043$5,043
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,673 · Excluded from tax $4,713$18,386
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $18,716 · Excluded from tax $5,484$447,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $329,257 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,723 · Management $4,636$46,359
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,836 · Management $204$2,040
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,813 · Management $423$4,236
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,475 · Management $386$3,861
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,875$1,875
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,902$9,902
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,809$14,809
IX-20 InterestPrograms $24,560$24,560
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $100,019$100,019
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,591$28,591
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $70,111 · Management $6,328$76,439
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,013 · Management $5,257 · Fundraising $1,296$16,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $298,950 · Management $29,011 · Fundraising $1,296$329,257
Part X · Balance sheet $1,205,807 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $51,160$110,881
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $28,495$30,447
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,366$2,874
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,720$16,413
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $975,864$1,045,192
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,070,605$1,205,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,776$4,345
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $636,645$653,932
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $405,465$521,428
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $28,495$30,447
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,960$551,875
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,070,605$1,205,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,875 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$447,172
XI-2 Total expenses$329,257
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$117,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,960
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$551,875

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