Ester Volunteer Fire Department

Tax-deductible

Ester, AK501(c)(3)EIN 92-0111226Revenue $755K in FY2023

On file with the IRSesterfire.orgPo Box 229, 99725-0229 · Ester, AKTax-exempt since Jul 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Ester Volunteer Fire Department is committed to providing a high level of fire and life safety service, and educating, preparing, and protecting our community and responders before, during and after an emergency.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 23 employees.
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 $26K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$43K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$779K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$283K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$755K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$593K
FY2021$615K
FY2022$681K
FY2023$755K
Expenses
$779K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$676K
FY2021$606K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$779K
Net assets
$283K
FY2023▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$394K
FY2021$410K
FY2022$307K
FY2023$283K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 1986.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $631K Management & general 16% · $126K Fundraising 3% · $21K

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; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Fire Chief
$100,009Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jeffrey Conner$100,009$96,929$96,448$56,583
Victoria Clyde———$54,334

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Responds to emergencies, educates, prepares, and protects the community from fire and life safety threats.

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1 program · $631K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Volunteer fire department providing ems services and fire protection and prevention for the community of ester and surrounding community of 3500 residents.

$631Kprogram 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 1 funder$50K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Investment incomeLn 3$365
Other incomeLn 4–11$7
Money outPt IX
$779K
Ln 25
Programscol B$631K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$283K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$754K
Government grantsLn 1e$737K
Investment incomeLn 3$365
Other incomeLn 4–11$7
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$139K
Total assetsLn 16$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K
Net assetsLn 32$283K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$201K$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$186K$139K
Total assetsLn 16$389K$326K
LiabilitiesLn 26$82K$43K
Net assetsLn 32$307K$283K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$60K$25K$15K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$142K$55K$72
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$3K$1K$249
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$8K$3K$593
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$18K$7K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$39$39
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$979$186
Information technologyLn 14$190$190
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$58K
InsuranceLn 23$153K$145K$7K$941
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$147K$16K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$50K$48K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$779K$631K$126K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $755K$779K−$24K$283K 990 PDF
FY2022 $681K$687K−$6K$307K 990 PDF
FY2021 $615K$606K$10K$410K 990 PDF
FY2020 $593K$676K−$83K$394K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $754,839 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $664,499$754,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,145$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,054$365
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,534$7
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $681,232$754,839
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 $339,280$339,321
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $348,156$439,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $687,436$778,672
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$6,204−$23,833
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $754,839 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$737,254
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$754,467
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $365$365
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7$7
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $365$754,839
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $778,672 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,058 · Management $25,024 · Fundraising $15,015$100,097
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $141,581 · Management $55,140 · Fundraising $72$196,793
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,324 · Management $1,322 · Fundraising $249$4,895
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,931 · Management $3,153 · Fundraising $593$11,677
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,563 · Management $6,982 · Fundraising $1,314$25,859
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,010$8,010
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $39$39
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,463 · Management $979 · Fundraising $186$3,628
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $190$190
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $58,026$58,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $145,149 · Management $6,886 · Fundraising $941$152,976
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,441 · Management $16,355 · Fundraising $3,089$166,885
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,706 · Management $1,891$49,597
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $631,432 · Management $125,781 · Fundraising $21,459$778,672
Part X · Balance sheet $326,010 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,788$55,645
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $146,337$130,032
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $760$760
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $600$600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $186,100$138,973
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $388,585$326,010
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $81,677$42,935
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,677$42,935
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $306,908$283,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,908$283,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $388,585$326,010
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $283,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$754,839
XI-2 Total expenses$778,672
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,833
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,908
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$283,075

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

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