Brenham Fire Department: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 74-2276200)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$2K
FY2021	$84K
FY2022	$106K
FY2023	$72K
FY2024	$75K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$12K
FY2021	$18K
FY2022	$44K
FY2023	$22K
FY2024	$33K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$553K
FY2021	$620K
FY2022	$682K
FY2023	$732K
FY2024	$774K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1983.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

66%

34%

Program services 66% · $8K Management & general 34% · $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

8 people listed on the 990; $600 paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Karl Goessler

Secretary/Treasurer

$600Pt VII · Sec A

Ronald Bentke

1st Asst. Fire Chief

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Aguilar

2nd Asst. Fire Chief

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lang Flisowski

Assist. Secy/Treas

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Scheffer

Assist. Fire Chief

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Billy Ruemke

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ricky Boeker

Fire Chief

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Luhn

Vice-President

$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

Supports and promotes a volunteer fire department for community protection and safety.

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3 programs · $8K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Maintain and promote a volunteer fire department with not more than 100 members for protection and safety of the citizens of the city of brenham.

$8Kprogram expense

02

Regularly hold education courses and training on fire equipment for volunteer firemen.

Pt IX · col B

03

Assisted the paid firemen of brenham, texas on all emergency calls.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2023

Arch & Stella Rowan Foundation INCFY2023$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K

Investment incomeLn 3$42

Money outPt IX

$12K

Ln 25

Programscol B$8K

Managementcol C$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$553K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$71K

Total assetsLn 16$595K

LiabilitiesLn 26$42K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10K

Investment incomeLn 3$42

Total revenueLn 12$2K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$71K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$71K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$500K

Other assetsLn 15$24K

Total assetsLn 16$595K

LiabilitiesLn 26$42K

Net assetsLn 32$553K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$198K	$71K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$341K	$500K
Total assetsLn 16	$563K	$595K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$42K
Net assetsLn 32	$563K	$553K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$100		$100
Office expensesLn 13	$1K		$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$854	$854
InterestLn 20	$767	$767
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$8K	$6K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$160	$160
Total functional expensesLn 25	$12K	$8K	$4K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$75K	$33K	$42K	$774K	990 PDF
FY2023	$72K	$22K	$50K	$732K	990 PDF
FY2022	$106K	$44K	$62K	$682K	990 PDF
FY2021	$84K	$18K	$66K	$620K	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$2K	$12K	−$10K	$553K	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 I · Summary $2,075 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,255$9,765

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $482$42

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,620−$7,732

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $57,357$2,075

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 $17,752$11,679

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,752$11,679

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $39,605−$9,604

Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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 $2,075 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,765

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,765

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $42$42

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$42,457−$42,457

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,725$34,725

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$42,457 · Unrelated business $42 · Excluded from tax $34,725$2,075

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,679 across 6 lines filed

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $100$100

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,382$1,382

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $854$854

IX-20 InterestPrograms $767$767

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,880 · Management $2,536$8,416

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $160$160

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,661 · Management $4,018 · Fundraising $0$11,679

Part X · Balance sheet $595,470 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,678$70,906

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $341,097$500,268

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,296$24,296

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $563,071$595,470

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$42,003

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $563,071$553,467

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $563,071$553,467

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $563,071$595,470

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $553,467 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,075

XI-2 Total expenses$11,679

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,604

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$563,071

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$553,467

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

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Brenham Fire Department FY2020 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Brenham Fire Department

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV