Hazleton Volunteer Firemen's Relief Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
236410230
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Hazleton, PA, USA
Phone
5704552296
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$411,489
Expenses
$200,280
Assets
$4,790,651
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

20 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • EMIL HARVILLA (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN MCNEIL (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • EMIL HARVILLA (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHN MCNEIL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JAMES HOEGG (SECRETARY)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Pursuant to the act of june 11, 1968, [p.l. 149, no. 84], as amended, the association is a charitable non-profit organization which was formed to afford financial protection to volunteer firefighters and to also encourage individuals within the community to participate in volunteer fire service. Act 84 governs the overall operation of the volunteer firefighters' relief association. The relief association's bylaws regulate the specific proceedures by which the association assets are managed.

What it reported doing in 2024

Provide training and education to volunteer firefighters and purchase equipment, radios, and other supplies essential for firefighters to accomplish their mission of protecting the lives and property of the communities in which they serve.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 80% for direct work, and 20% for member benefits.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 89
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 81.5%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • 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: 51.3%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 23.92; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.3% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.6% of revenue deployed · 81.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 20 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $163K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 20 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.