Denison Volunteer Firefighters Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237442242
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Denison, IA, USA
Phone
7122632806
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$49,196
Expenses
$19,457
Assets
$299,973

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TIM BEERY (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • TIM BEERY (PRESIDENT)
  • JARED KROPF (VICE PRESIDE)
  • TIMOTHY J WEBER (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The purpose of this corporation is to protect human life and property by fighting fires in the city of denison, Iowa and the vicinity of crawford county, Iowa - also to prevent fires, to assist with emergencies and disasters, and to provide to the community, education in fire prevention, first aid and safety practices.

What it reported doing in 2024

Monthly training meetings which enhance the level of awareness and experience of the volunteers in responding to fires - provide mutual aid for surrounding smaller communities and provide training for those fire depts utilizing the new fire training center facility located in denison, Iowa in addition to the firefighter one class provided - annually promote fire prevention week with an open house to educate the community on fire safety - give away smoke detectors, provide newspaper publication inserts on preventing fires and how to be safe if there is a fire, promote awareness in the community with "operation e.d.i.t.h." which means exit drill in the home especially for elementary children and their familiies, local cable channel public service bulletins and programming.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 83.9%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 60.5%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.42; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 52% of revenue deployed · 83.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.