Lakewood Association of Professional Firefighters Iaff Local 382

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
346555815
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Avon, OH, USA
Phone
4403196377
Rating
44
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$72,351
Expenses
$65,657
Assets
$26,918

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

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

People named in this filing

  • NICHOLAS SAMBULA (PRESDIENT)
  • JOHN BARON (SECRETARY/TREASURE)

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

To aid in collective bargaining for lakewood firefighters

What it reported doing in 2025

To aid in collective bargainning for lakewood firefightersand represent members who need legal consultation

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 10
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 15.9%; rating input score 16
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.3%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.41; rating input score 28; 28th 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: 2.8% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -2.2% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 15.9% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 5 of 5 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.