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Firemens Chartable & Benevolent Assoc FY2020 filing

New Orleans, LA501(c)(8)EIN 72-0423618

To maintain a system of relief and benevolence to protect and assist it's members, widows and orphans

7¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(8)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
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 $811K a year · 39% 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
7%
of spending
Concern: 7% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$148K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$916K
To programs
7%
Net assets
$14.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$916K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$916K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$14.2M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$14.2M
FY2021$15.3M
FY2022$14.7M
FY2023$16.2M
FY2024$18.0M
FY2025$19.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in 0000.

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

Where the money goes

7 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 7% · $60K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Pat McMahon
Secretary/Treasury
$50,750Pt VII · Sec A
Donald McKay JR
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Danner
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leonard Gately
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Goertz
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Pat McMahon$55,500$53,298$50,750

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

Provides financial and emotional support to members, their widows, and orphans in need.

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3 program services account for $57K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Members, spouse and children up to $12 per prescription reimbursements

$40Kprogram expense
02

Organization retains two physicians which provide free office visits to members as needed

$15Kprogram expense
03

Members and spouses receive up to $500 per funeral

$2Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$916K
Ln 25
Programscol B$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$783K
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$783K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$783K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$148K
Net assetsLn 32$14.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 648
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$783K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.5M$8.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$13.4M$14.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K$148K
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M$14.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$377K
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K
Legal feesLn 11b$34K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K
InsuranceLn 23$116K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$275K
Total functional expensesLn 25$916K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$1.6M$745K$19.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.4M$1.5M$905K$18.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$1.4M$965K$16.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.2M$666K$14.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.1M$792K$15.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.7M$916K$793K$14.2M 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 FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,708,277 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $184,762 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,287$2,287
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $208,678$208,678
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $651,024$651,024
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $661,526$661,526
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,287 · Unrelated business $846,288 · Excluded from tax $859,702$1,708,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $915,689 across 9 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$61,015
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$376,656
IX-10 Payroll taxes$32,444
IX-11b Legal fees$34,356
IX-11c Accounting fees$7,090
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,161
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$10,913
IX-23 Insurance$115,850
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$275,204
IX-25 Total functional expenses$915,689
Part X · Balance sheet $14,360,738 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $401,775$783,096
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,272$6,794
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,365,432$1,280,982
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,269$14,399
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,047,197$4,062,918
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,486,384$8,212,549
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,351,329$14,360,738
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,665$11,997
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $123,322$123,322
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,659$12,659
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $148,646$147,978
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,202,683$14,212,760
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,202,683$14,212,760
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,351,329$14,360,738
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,212,760 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,708,277
XI-2 Total expenses$915,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$792,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,202,683
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$217,489
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,212,760

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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