Tabernacle Volunteer Fire Dept FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Trinity, NC501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 56-2250740Revenue $504K in FY2021

On file with the IRStabernaclefire.org8136 US Highway 64 W, 27370-7200 · Trinity, NCTax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
$5K 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
$5K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$139K
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% 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
$504K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$435K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$630K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$504K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$493K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$728K
Expenses
$435K
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$435K
FY2022$429K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$568K
FY2025$718K
Net assets
$630K
FY2021▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$562K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$705K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$965K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $411K Management & general 5% · $24K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $5K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$2,438Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Assistant Chief
$2,405Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $411K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community fire protection, fire education and rescue services.

$411Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$504K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$435K
Ln 25
Programscol B$411K
Managementcol C$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$630K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$504K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$508K
Other assetsLn 15$41K
Total assetsLn 16$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32$630K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$159K$191K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$532K$508K
Total assetsLn 16$765K$769K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K$139K
Net assetsLn 32$562K$630K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$4K$406$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$185K$185K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K$96
Other employee benefitsLn 9$30K$26K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K$347
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$776$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$40K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$637$533$104
InterestLn 20$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$34K$915
InsuranceLn 23$9K$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$79K$79K
Total functional expensesLn 25$435K$411K$24K$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 Viewing $504K$435K$69K$630K 990 PDF
FY2020 $493K$417K$76K$562K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $503,792 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $544$30
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $474,761$485,468
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,106$3,394
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,488$14,900
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $492,899$503,792
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 $222,697$241,510
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $194,555$193,700
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $417,252$435,210
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,647$68,582
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $503,792 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $485,468$485,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $394$394
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,000$3,000
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,394 · Excluded from tax $3,506$14,900
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $496,862 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,900$503,792
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $435,210 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $406 · Management $3,667$4,073
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,825$184,825
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,826 · Management $96$4,922
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,826 · Management $4,005$29,831
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,512 · Management $347$17,859
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,050$7,050
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,057$13,057
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $776 · Management $2,088$2,864
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,777 · Management $1,069$40,846
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $533 · Management $104$637
IX-20 InterestPrograms $6,373$6,373
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $33,841 · Management $915$34,756
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,540 · Management $4,540$9,080
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,037$79,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $411,329 · Management $23,881 · Fundraising $0$435,210
Part X · Balance sheet $769,013 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,144$191,376
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,832$11,095
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,512$3,676
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,841$14,725
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $532,252$507,542
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $37,645$40,599
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $765,226$769,013
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,387$21,259
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $203,588$138,793
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $520,999$586,364
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,639$43,856
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $561,638$630,220
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $765,226$769,013
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $630,220 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$503,792
XI-2 Total expenses$435,210
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$68,582
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$561,638
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$630,220

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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