Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942548391
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2018, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2013
Location
Petaluma, CA, USA
Phone
7077622005
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,895
Expenses
$1,145
Assets
$226,723

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • STACEY GAMBONINI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • STACEY GAMBONINI (PRESIDENT)
  • CORINNE BARCLAY (VICE PRESIDE)
  • KARIN GILARDI (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The lakeville volunteer fire department (lvfd) was created in 1973 by a group of local farmers and ranchers who saw a need for fire protection after a large fire ripped through the area destroying many buildings. Over the past thirty plus years, the goal of the volunteer department has been to provide quality fire and medical services to the citizens and visitors to our community. Prio to thistime, fire protection was provided by a single engine from the calfire station in west petaluma. In 1982, 501(c)(3) non-profit status was awarded to the lvfd. This paved the way for crucial fund-raising opportunities.

What it reported doing in 2025

As the lvfd fund-raising abilities grew to include memorial gift opportunities, dues from area residents and the current annual pancake breakfast and raffle, the department began acquiring additional firefighting and lifesaving equipment to better serve the community and visitors to the lakeville basin. The lakeville volunteer fire department now responds to a wide variety of incidents including hazardous materials, public assists, vehicle accident extractions, land and water rescue, commercial and residential fire alarms, and much more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% 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 program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 64
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 43.3%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 60.4%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 198.01; rating input score 99; 99th 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: -1.4% per year; rating input score 0; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.8% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 43.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.