Eastern Division of the International Association of Fire Chiefs
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 521431033
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2022–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2021
- Location
- Newark, DE, USA
- Phone
- 3023537798
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $88,569
- Expenses
- $60,725
- Assets
- $295,989
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOSEPH FAHD (PRESIDENT)
- SCOTT LITTLE (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
- STEPHEN MAICHLE (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
- JOSEPH CUNNIGHAM (PAST PRESIDENT)
- JON TOWNLEY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- WILLIAM WALTON (ASSISTANT TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- JOSEPH FAHD (PRESIDENT)
- SCOTT LITTLE (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
- STEPHEN MAICHLE (2ND VICE 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the division is to support the goals and objectives of the international association of fire chiefs by serving as the liason between the iafc and the divisions member states. The division will do this by professionally consolidating regional issues and opinions, providing valuable and necessary input to the iafc, and disseminating pertinent information from the international association of fire chiefs to the divisions member states.
What it reported doing in 2024
To serve as the representative of choice for career and volunteer leaders of fire and related emergency service organizations throughout the divisions community, and to support and enhance the work of those leaders and organizations in order that they may provide for the best protection of people and the environment from the occurence and outcomes of fires and other natural, technological and human behavior caused emergencies. To carry out the aforementioned purpose, the division shall provide its member career and volunteer fire leaders of fire and related emergency service organizations with the following: a)information and eduction for use within fire and related emergency service and for use in educating the public, b) representation, both within the division and with governmental and non-govermental organizations, c) act as a premier clearinghouse and point of exchange of experience, ideas and general knowledge in all areas encompassing fire and related emergencies, particularly effective response therto, d) support of, and primary point of division contact for local, state and regional organizations that share all or part of the goals of the division and e) support in strengthening and enhancing all the diverse missions of the fire service with focus on core missions such as suppression, prevention and emergency medical services.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 68
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 78
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 61.1%; rating input score 61
- Program expense ratio: 80.6%; rating input score 81
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 31.4%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.87; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 61.1% of revenue deployed · 80.6% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
- 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 — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.