Escondido Firefighters Association's primary exempt purpose is to serve the City of Escondido firefighters by providing them with union representation in regard to employment and benefit issues.

Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$12K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$206K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$198K
Net assets
$97K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$153K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$130K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$206K
Net assets
$97K
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$163K
FY2023$165K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$97K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1959.

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5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Firefighter's Association activities benefited members by providing legal services.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$206K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$198K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$97K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$206K
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$206K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$97K
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$85K$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$96K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$96K$97K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$108K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$11K
Information technologyLn 14$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$19K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
InsuranceLn 23$619
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$198K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $206K$198K$8K$97K 990 PDF
FY2024 $181K$96K 990 PDF
FY2023 $130K$165K 990 PDF
FY2022 $162K$163K 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$187K 990 PDF
FY2020 $151K$188K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $205,646 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $7,212$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $173,677$205,621
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24$25
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $180,913$205,646
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $97,992$107,897
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,662$89,949
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,654$197,846
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,741$7,800
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $205,646 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $205,621$205,621
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25$25
VIII-5 Royalties$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $205,646$205,646
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $197,846 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$107,897
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$2,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$10,703
IX-14 Information technology$1,664
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$19,017
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$1,728
IX-23 Insurance$619
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$48,967
IX-24e All other expenses$4,501
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$197,846
Part X · Balance sheet $109,482 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,262$101,401
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$6,787
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,022$1,294
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $96,284$109,482
X-25 Other liabilities$12,298
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $96,284$97,184
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $96,284$97,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $96,284$109,482
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$205,646
XI-2 Total expenses$197,846
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,800
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$96,284
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$6,900
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,184

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