Dale Volunteer Fire Department

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Dale, TX501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 74-2312016Revenue $41K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 52, 78616-0052 · Dale, TXTax-exempt since Mar 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide essential Fire and life saving services to the citizens of Dale

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $8K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 28.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$41K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$75K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$505K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$41K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$74K
FY2022$69K
FY2023$38K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$41K
Expenses
$75K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$82K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$55K
FY2025$75K
Net assets
$505K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$625K
FY2021$620K
FY2022$603K
FY2023$581K
FY2024$580K
FY2025$505K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Asst Fire Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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 emergency fire and lifesaving services to citizens.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Provide firefighting, lifesaving, and training to dale fire district (53 SQ miles), about 4,000 people, plus offer mutual aid to other area fire departments (68,000)

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$41K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$75K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$505K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29K
Government grantsLn 1e$18K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$41K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$337K
Total assetsLn 16$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$505K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$191K$176K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395K$337K
Total assetsLn 16$585K$513K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$580K$505K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$75K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $41K$75K−$34K$505K 990 PDF
FY2024 $59K$55K$4K$580K 990 PDF
FY2023 $38K$59K−$21K$581K 990 PDF
FY2022 $69K$82K−$13K$603K 990 PDF
FY2021 $74K$83K−$9K$620K 990 PDF
FY2020 $44K$16K$28K$625K 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 $40,661 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $27,048$29,391
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,702$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,080$2,868
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,148$8,402
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $58,978$40,661
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 $55,401$75,122
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,401$75,122
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,577−$34,461
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
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 $40,661 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,916
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$18,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,475
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,391
VIII-3 Investment income$2,868
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$8,402
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$40,661
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $75,122 across 4 lines filed
IX-13 Office expenses$1,238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$24,354
IX-23 Insurance$5,687
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$43,843
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$75,122
Part X · Balance sheet $513,219 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,851$23,739
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $176,930$151,990
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $394,505$337,490
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $585,286$513,219
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,600$7,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,600$7,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $579,686$505,419
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $579,686$505,419
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $585,286$513,219
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $505,419 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,661
XI-2 Total expenses$75,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,461
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$579,686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$39,806
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$505,419

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

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