International Association of Fire Fighters Local No 834

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
066068824
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2022
Location
Bridgeport, CT, USA
Phone
2033683733
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$293,305
Expenses
$336,771
Assets
$444,520
Liabilities
$7,324

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID DOBBS (PRESIDENT)
  • DAMIAN BULLOCK (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID DOBBS (PRESIDENT): $25,581 total reported compensation
  • DAMIAN BULLOCK (VICE PRESIDENT): $15,504 total reported compensation
  • LAWRENCE DONNELLY (TREASURER): $13,565 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization provides collective bargaining and contract support to fire fighters in the city of bridgeport, Connecticut.

What it reported doing in 2022

Obtained federal and state representation and support for the membership through various memberships in organizations such as the international association of fire fighters and the uniformed professional fire fighters association of Connecticut.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 70% for direct work, and 30% for affiliated organizations.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 68
  • Sustainability: 30
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.1%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 2 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 22
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.8%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.32; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.2% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 2 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $304K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $26K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.