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Bluff City Vol Fire Dept

Tax-deductible

Bluff City, TN501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 62-1695481

Provide rural fire protection

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $101K a year · 46% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
83 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 83.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$170K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$113K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$170K
FY2025▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$483K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$148K
FY2025$170K
Expenses
$113K
FY2025▼ -17%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$113K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$113K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$113K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1997.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $109K Management & general 3% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
David Carrier
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Carrier
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Preston Wright
Assistant Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Folkner
Firefighter
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan Cox
Asst Chief
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Winters
Lieutenant
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Bluff City Vol Fire Dept is a disaster relief nonprofit based in Bluff City, TN.

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1 program service account for $109K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provide rural fire protection

$109Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$170K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$113K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$781K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Government grantsLn 1e$144K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$170K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$174K
SavingsLn 2$607K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$781K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$431K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$663K$781K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$490K$431K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$60K$60K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$18K$18K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$113K$109K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $170K$113K$57K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $148K$135K$13K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $223K$113K$110K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $74K$120K−$47K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $483K$113K$371K$1.1M 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $169,835 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$143,664
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,114
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$24,721
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $24,721 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$169,835
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $112,549 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $0$1,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,971 · Fundraising $0$1,971
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,261 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,261
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $59,772 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$59,772
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,728 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,016 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,016
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,601 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $109,378 · Management $3,171 · Fundraising $0$112,549
Part X · Balance sheet $1,211,474 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,872$173,802
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $525,941$607,060
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $489,909$430,612
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,152,722$1,211,474
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,152,722$1,211,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,152,722$1,211,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,152,722$1,211,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,211,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$169,835
XI-2 Total expenses$112,549
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,152,722
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,466
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,211,474

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

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