Menlo Park Firefighters Association Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 941609520
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Menlo Park, CA, USA
- Phone
- 9253951150
- Rating
- 52
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $100,826
- Expenses
- $80,229
- Assets
- $347,294
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- JOE FOSTER (Vice President)
- JASON PUCCINELLI (President)
People named in this filing
- DARYL PAYNE (Board Member)
- JOE FOSTER (Vice President)
- CHRIS DENNENBAUM (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The association was formed to foster better understanding among its members, as well as to promote the general welfare of the members and the community. The association encourages the observance of high standards of conduct for firefighters, and works for the enactment of laws and regulations which benefit fire service personnel and protect life and property.
What it reported doing in 2024
The fire department organizes fund raising activities such as their annual Pancake Breakfast and Toy and Food drives, and an annual Easter Egg hunt.They raised money for local community food programs, Veterans resources, and the Relay for Life cancer fund. They also gave financial assistance to local victims of fire damages. They often provide volunteers for the "Rebuilding Together" housing rehab project. These activities provide opportunities for community outreach and fire safety education, and promote goodwill.The firehouses also participate in local parades with their vintage fire engine, and participate in charity sporting events.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 81% of its reported program spending out as grants.
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 a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 21
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 70
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 18.9%; rating input score 19
- Program expense ratio: 23.8%; rating input score 24
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 20.4%; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.33; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 18.9% of revenue deployed · 23.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $19K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 1 filed schedules
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 24/100.