Bear Pond Rural Fire Department INC

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Henderson, NC501(c)(3)Since 1963Public Safety & DisasterEIN 56-6063116Revenue $315K in FY2025

On file with the IRS325 Bearpond Rd, 27537-9615 · Henderson, NCTax-exempt since Jul 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fire protection

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$43K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$311K
49% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 49% 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
$315K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$351K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$319K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$315K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$258K
FY2021$194K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$196K
FY2024$230K
FY2025$315K
Expenses
$351K
FY2025▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$351K
Net assets
$319K
FY2025▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$473K
FY2022$414K
FY2023$360K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$319K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $286K Management & general 19% · $66K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $43K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$12,332Pt VII · Sec A
$11,753Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$10,239Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$8,257Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Gibbons’s $12K as Vice President is at the 44th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Billy Jenkins$11,753$19,814$15,288———
Jason Edwards—————$12,610
Christopher Gibbons$12,332$11,037$11,265$12,149——
Qwadre Hanks$10,239$10,181————
Chris Pendergrass$8,257$7,704————
Donald Roberson——$360$2,795$2,197$4,108
Michael Pulley———$3,562——
Frank Brown————$2,724$858

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

Offers fire protection and emergency medical services to communities.

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1 program · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Local community was provided fire protection and first responder medical services closer than would have otherwise been provided.

$286Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$315K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Investment incomeLn 3$127
Money outPt IX
$351K
Ln 25
Programscol B$286K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$319K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$171K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Government grantsLn 1e$300K
Investment incomeLn 3$127
Total revenueLn 12$315K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$171K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$453K
Total assetsLn 16$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$311K
Net assetsLn 32$319K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 620
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$164K$171K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$510K$453K
Total assetsLn 16$680K$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26$324K$311K
Net assetsLn 32$355K$319K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$43K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$133$133
OccupancyLn 16$14K$3K$10K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$61K$45K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$29K$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$105K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$351K$286K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $315K$351K−$36K$319K 990 PDF
FY2024 $230K$235K−$5K$355K 990 PDF
FY2023 $196K$250K−$54K$360K 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$342K−$60K$414K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$196K−$2K$473K 990 PDF
FY2020 $258K$166K$92K$475K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $314,947 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $229,997$314,820
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $87$127
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $230,084$314,947
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 $82,708$100,996
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,915$250,427
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,623$351,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,539−$36,476
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $314,947 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$300,116
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,704
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$314,820
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $127$127
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $127 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$314,947
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $351,423 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,581$42,581
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,649$50,649
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,766$7,766
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,500$11,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $133$133
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,488 · Management $10,464$13,952
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,497$10,497
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,748 · Management $16,159$60,907
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,722 · Management $14,722$29,444
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $104,576 · Management $9,304$113,880
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,608 · Management $3,506$10,114
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $285,635 · Management $65,788 · Fundraising $0$351,423
Part X · Balance sheet $629,887 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $164,366$170,912
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,009$4,252
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $509,532$453,492
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,667$1,231
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $679,574$629,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,800$15,917
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,502$45
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $324,412$311,201
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $355,162$318,686
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $679,574$629,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $318,686 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$314,947
XI-2 Total expenses$351,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,476
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$355,162
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$318,686

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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