Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Dept EIN 56-2250740 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Dept

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Prevent fires, protect lives and property, and provide emergency medical and rescue services. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $728K in revenue, $718K in expenses, and $965K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Trinity, NC
Website
www.tabernaclefire.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$728KFY2025
Expenses
$718K
Net assets
$965K
People
10
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  56-2250740 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Trinity, NC
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Prevent fires, protect lives and property, and provide emergency medical and rescue services.
Leadership
Brent Powell · Chief · $2K
Money in and out
$728K revenue, $718K expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$728K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$718K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$965K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $10K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▲ +0.9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -64% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -94% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$728K
FY2025-0.2%
Expenses
$718K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total assets
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -0.7%
Total liabilities
$284K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total revenue
$728K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$718K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$965K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$10K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $677K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Community fire protection, fire education and rescue services.

$677Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTabernacle Volunteer Fire Dept
EINHdr · item D56-2250740
Principal addressHdr · item CTrinity, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.tabernaclefire.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$1,915Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brent Powell’s $2K as Chief is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 829 $100K–1M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Lovings$1,597$2,405$4,528
Brent Powell$1,915$2,215$913$1,470$2,438$3,156

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$719K · 99%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Program service revenue99%$719K
Other revenue1%$5K
Contributions & grants$2K
Investment income$2K
Total revenueLn 12$728K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$677K
Management & general6%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$718K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$143K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$284K
Total net assetsLn 32$965K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $143K · Operating expenses/yr $718K
2.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $677K · Total expenses $718K
94%
Management & General
Management & general $41K · Total expenses $718K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $718K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $922
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2K · Total revenue $728K
0.2%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $728K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $719K · Total revenue $728K
99%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $728K
+0.3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $719K · Total expenses $718K
100%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $728K · Prior year $729K
-0.2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $493K · FY2024 $728K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $965K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $728K · Expenses $718K
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $965K · Total assets $1.2M
77%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Brent Powell · Reported title CHIEF · Highest reported compensation $2K · Total expenses $718K
0.3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $447K · Total expenses $718K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$728K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$729K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$588K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$504K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$504K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$493K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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