Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Co

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
383874438
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2020
Location
Harwick, PA, USA
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,238
Expenses
$250,504
Assets
$2,224,348
Liabilities
$62,564

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Samuel Boak (Vice President)
  • Charles H Miller (President)

People named in this filing

  • Samuel Boak (Vice President)
  • John Funkhouser (Treasurer)
  • Charles H Miller (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide protection to life and property from loss and to serve the public in emergencies, disasters, events, incidents or community activities when called upon; serving the citizens of the Harmar Twp., Springdale Twp., and surrounding area with no discrimination.

What it reported doing in 2020

AVVFC1 responded to 297 calls during 2020.Through the end of 2020 calendar year, AVVFC1 has responded to 2,616 incidents since its creation in June 2012.AVVFC has aided in the prevention of fires and the preservation of property and life to the residents of the Townships of Harmar and Springdale as well as providing mutual aid to surrounding areas/departments as requested.AVVFC has provided community safety education and awareness.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 68% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 62% for direct work, and 38% for member benefits.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 84
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.4%; rating input score 91
  • Program expense ratio: 99.1%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -246.8%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.88; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -14.2% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.4% of revenue deployed · 99.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 82 of 82 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $248K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2016 to 2020
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.