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Harris County Firefighters Association

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Tomball, TX501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 76-0269510Revenue $6 in FY2023Latest return filed Oct 8, 2024

On file with the IRSTomball, TXTax-exempt since Oct 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of the Harris County Firefighters Association is to provide training and educational opportunities to the firefighters of Harris County Texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 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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FY2023 · 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
376 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 375.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $21
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$6
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$520
To programs
100%
Net assets
$17K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$6
FY2023▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$2K
FY2022$54K
FY2023$6
Expenses
$520
FY2023▼ -99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$5K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$520
Net assets
$17K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$37K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$17K
FY2023$17K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Oct 2017.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $520

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bryan Harris
President/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Ramon
Secretary/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Bitz
Treasurer/Director
$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

Trains and educates firefighters in Harris County, Texas.

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1 program · $520 · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Harris County Firefighters Training Program at Texas A&M Fire Training Field The program was not held this year as instructors were revising curriculum offerings and developing additional classes.

$520program expense

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
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$21
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$21

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$520
Ln 25
Programscol B$520
Owns and owesPt X
$17K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$6
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192
SavingsLn 2$16K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16K
Accounts receivableLn 4$351
Total assetsLn 16$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$17K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$17K$17K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$17K$17K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$520$520$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$520$520$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 8, 2024 $6$520−$514$17K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2023 $54K$71K−$17K$17K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2022 $2K$5K−$3K$34K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 9, 2021 $21K$13K$8K$37K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5$5
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $53,825$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$1
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,835$6
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $70,924$520
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,924$520
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,089−$514
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $520 across 1 line filed
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $520 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $520 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$520
Part X · Balance sheet $16,636 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $707$192
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,092$16,093
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $351$351
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $17,150$16,636
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $17,150$16,636
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,150$16,636
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $17,150$16,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,636 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6
XI-2 Total expenses$520
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,150
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,636

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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