421 Area Emergency Services INC

Tax-deductible

Bristol, TN501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 58-2083997Revenue $220K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1758 Bristol Caverns Hwy, 37620-8157 · Bristol, TNTax-exempt since Feb 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide fire fighting Services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 volunteers.
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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$220K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$141K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$671K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$220K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$126K
FY2022$124K
FY2023$166K
FY2024$215K
FY2025$220K
Expenses
$141K
FY2025▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$144K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$122K
FY2024$164K
FY2025$141K
Net assets
$671K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$551K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$645K
FY2025$671K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1995.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $133K Management & general 6% · $8K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1 Year Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2 Year Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Fight fires and protect communities.

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1 program · $133K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide fire fighting services.

$133Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$220K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$141K
Ln 25
Programscol B$133K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$671K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$142K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$75K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$75K
Total revenueLn 12$220K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$301K
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$323K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$671K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$238K$348K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$419K$323K
Total assetsLn 16$714K$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$68K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$645K$671K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$45K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$69K$64K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$141K$133K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $220K$141K$79K$671K 990 PDF
FY2024 $215K$164K$51K$645K 990 PDF
FY2023 $166K$122K$44K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022 $124K$125K−$1K$550K 990 PDF
FY2021 $126K$144K−$18K$551K 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 $220,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $211,513$141,829
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$74,590
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,604$3,677
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $215,156$220,096
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,135$140,792
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $164,135$140,792
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,021$79,304
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $220,096 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$138,664
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,165
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$141,829
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $28$28
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $74,562$74,562
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,677$3,677
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $78,267$220,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $140,792 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,650$2,650
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,901$2,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,856$44,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,449$18,449
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $64,014 · Management $5,260$69,274
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,662$2,662
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $132,882 · Management $7,910 · Fundraising $0$140,792
Part X · Balance sheet $675,677 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $190,969$301,408
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,694$46,708
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,238$5,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $418,663$322,501
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $713,660$675,677
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,804$4,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,435$4,189
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $645,225$671,488
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $645,225$671,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $713,660$675,677
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $671,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$220,096
XI-2 Total expenses$140,792
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,304
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$645,225
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$53,041
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$671,488

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

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