Lower Saucon Fire Rescue FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Bethlehem, PA501(c)(3)Health CareEIN 83-2656697Revenue $335K in FY2020

On file with the IRSlowersauconfire.org3621 Old Philadelphia Pike, 18015-5321 · Bethlehem, PATax-exempt since Nov 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Firefighting, rescue, and emergency services on a local and regional basis. The company specifically intends to benefit the residents of Lower Saucon Township and the surrounding areas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$6K 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
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
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $253K a year · 32% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$6K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$972K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
62
of 62 voting members
Looks good: 62 of 62 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
Spent
$511K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$335K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$579K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$777K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$603K
Expenses
$511K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$511K
FY2021$810K
FY2022$983K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.5M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2019.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $436K Management & general 13% · $68K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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; $6K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$1,890Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,827Pt VII · Sec A
Fire Chief
$1,674Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$956Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Snyder’s $3K as Trustee is at the 2nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2022FY2021FY2020
Chris Snyder$3,387———
Scott Krycia$3,339$1,845$1,772$1,890
James Rayner—$2,200$2,050$1,827
Ty Johnson—$1,366$1,393$1,674
Johnny Wang—$488$756$956
Robert Phillips$865———

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

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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 local firefighting, rescue, and emergency services to residents.

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1 program · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Emergency fire and rescue

$436Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$68K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$972K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a62
IndependentVI 1b62
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Government grantsLn 1e$150K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$650
Investment incomeLn 3$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Gains on assetsLn 7$45K
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$624K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$624K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.8M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$972K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
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$790K$624K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$30K$3.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$972K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$0$11K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$45K$31K$13K$0
TravelLn 17$209$0$209$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$134K$134K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$96K$67K$29K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$36K$94$0
All other expensesLn 24e$175K$168K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$436K$68K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $603K$1.2M−$576K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.6M−$430K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $777K$1.2M−$412K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$983K$306K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $579K$810K−$231K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $335K$511K−$176K$3.5M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $335,294 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $654,745$230,363
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,842$650
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,100$47,026
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $62,048$57,255
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $729,735$335,294
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 feesPrior year $8,440$7,090
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $297,640$504,074
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $306,080$511,164
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $423,655−$175,870
Part VI · Governance 62 of 62 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body62
VI-1b Independent voting members62
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 $335,294 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,400 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$150,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,363
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,363
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$650
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,026$2,026
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $44,196$44,196
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $45,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$45,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,659$1,659
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,650 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $59,281$335,294
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $511,164 across 10 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,113 · Fundraising $0$11,113
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,500 · Fundraising $0$4,500
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,090$7,090
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,945 · Fundraising $0$3,945
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,444 · Management $13,476 · Fundraising $0$44,920
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $209 · Fundraising $0$209
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $133,714 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$133,714
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,856 · Management $28,652 · Fundraising $0$95,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,523 · Management $94 · Fundraising $0$35,617
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $168,297 · Management $6,251 · Fundraising $0$174,548
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,834 · Management $68,240 · Fundraising $7,090$511,164
Part X · Balance sheet $4,464,015 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $790,475$624,261
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,539$3,839,754
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $425,600$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,245,614$4,464,015
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$971,567
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,245,614$3,492,448
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,245,614$3,492,448
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,245,614$4,464,015
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,492,448 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$335,294
XI-2 Total expenses$511,164
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$175,870
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,245,614
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$2,422,704
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,492,448

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