The prevention of fires, protection of lives and property from the loss of Fire, and provide emergency medical care and rescue services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $80K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$204K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$493K
Spent
$417K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$562K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$493K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$728K
Expenses
$417K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$718K
Net assets
$562K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$705K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$965K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $395K Management & general 5% · $22K

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; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer/Assistant Chief
$4,528Pt VII · Sec A
$3,156Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brent Powell’s $2K as Chief is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $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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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

Prevent fires, protect lives and property, and provide emergency medical and rescue services.

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1 program · $395K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Community fire protection, fire education and rescue services.

$395Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$493K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$417K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$562K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$544
Fees for servicesLn 2g$475K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$493K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$532K
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
Net assetsLn 32$562K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 613
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$159K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$534K$532K
Total assetsLn 16$704K$765K
LiabilitiesLn 26$271K$204K
Net assetsLn 32$433K$562K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$5K$536$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$177K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$91
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$18K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$17K$456
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$28K$754
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$710$534$176
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$61K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$68K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$417K$395K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $728K$718K$10K$965K 990 PDF
FY2024 $729K$568K$161K$955K 990 PDF
FY2023 $588K$499K$89K$794K 990 PDF
FY2022 $504K$429K$75K$705K 990 PDF
FY2021 $504K$435K$69K$630K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $493K$417K$76K$562K 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
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Part I · Summary $492,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $472,681$544
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$474,761
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,557$9,106
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$8,488
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $488,238$492,899
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $181,620$222,697
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $275,982$194,555
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $457,602$417,252
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,636$75,647
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest 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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $492,899 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$544
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$544
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $474,761$474,761
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $250$250
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8,856$8,856
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,488$8,488
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $474,761 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,594$492,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $417,252 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $536 · Management $4,820$5,356
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,861$176,861
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,359 · Management $91$3,450
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,792 · Management $1,994$19,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,788 · Management $456$17,244
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,019$6,019
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,079$7,079
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,521 · Management $1,717$3,238
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,183 · Management $754$28,937
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $534 · Management $176$710
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,322$9,322
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $60,766 · Management $1,643$62,409
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,600 · Management $4,600$9,200
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,641$67,641
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,982 · Management $22,270 · Fundraising $0$417,252
Part X · Balance sheet $765,226 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $158,838$159,144
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$10,832
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$7,512
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,183$17,841
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $533,812$532,252
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,598$37,645
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $703,644$765,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,501$11,387
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $660$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $270,573$203,588
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $433,071$520,999
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$40,639
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $433,071$561,638
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $703,644$765,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $561,638 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$492,899
XI-2 Total expenses$417,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,647
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$433,071
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$52,920
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$561,638

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