Volunteer Fire department - to effectively serve its geographic area with timely response to brush & residential fires.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$20K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$125K
Spent
$158K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$542K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$125K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$130K
Expenses
$158K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$158K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$159K
FY2024$137K
Net assets
$542K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$542K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$566K
FY2024$559K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2002.

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% · $154K Management & general 3% · $4K

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; $20K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Fire Chief
$11,341Pt VII · Sec A
Ass't Fire C
$5,833Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Chaney’s $11K as Fire Chief is at the 43rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Chaney$11,341$11,367$11,341$11,341$11,341
Jonathan Cooper$6,433$6,433$6,434$6,433$5,833
Gary Salter$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000$3,000

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

Responds quickly to brush and house fires, serving its community.

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1 program · $154K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Volunteer Fire Department

To provide fire & rescue service to property owners in the geographical area of the warrior river fire & rescue service.

$154Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Money outPt IX
$158K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$542K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$53K
Total assetsLn 16$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$125K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$20
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$11K
SavingsLn 2$42K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$490K
Total assetsLn 16$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$542K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$67K$53K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$509K$490K
Total assetsLn 16$576K$543K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$575K$542K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$750$750
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
InsuranceLn 23$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$54K$54K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$158K$154K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $130K$137K−$7K$559K 990 PDF
FY2023 $224K$159K$65K$566K 990 PDF
FY2022 $105K$153K−$48K$502K 990 PDF
FY2021 $141K$134K$7K$549K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $125K$158K−$33K$542K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $125,151 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,562$125,131
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19$20
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $62,581$125,151
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,122$21,723
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,306$135,929
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $148,428$157,652
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$85,847−$32,501
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $125,151 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$123,774
VIII-1e Government grants$1,283
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$74
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,131
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $20$20
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20$125,151
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,652 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,175$20,175
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,548$1,548
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,950$1,950
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $750$750
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,138$10,138
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,634$47,634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,935$18,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $53,958$53,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,242 · Management $1,322$2,564
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $153,630 · Management $4,022 · Fundraising $0$157,652
Part X · Balance sheet $543,459 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,945$11,497
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,547$41,566
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $508,526$490,396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $576,018$543,459
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,203$1,145
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,203$1,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $574,815$542,314
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $574,815$542,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $576,018$543,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $542,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$125,151
XI-2 Total expenses$157,652
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,501
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$574,815
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$542,314

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