Oak Bowery Fire & Rescue Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852101543
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Waverly, AL, USA
Phone
3343191883
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,177
Expenses
$25,882
Assets
$274,738
Liabilities
$47,124

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GAVIN NAWROCKI (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JEREMY ROBINSON (CHIEF)
  • GAVIN NAWROCKI (PRESIDENT)
  • GARRET HEATTON (VICE PRESIDE)

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

Volunteer fire department and rescue services

What it reported doing in 2025

The primary purpose of the corporation is to operate and maintain a fire protection unit to prevent and suppress fires, perform rescue and disaster preparedness and response in the oak bowery fire coverage area, as defined by the chambers county fire department coverage map, as amended from time to time. In addition, the corporation will, as needed, provide support to other fire departments through mutual aid agreements, administer first aid, promote safety, and operate as an auxiliary civil defense organization in support and aid of local, state and national civil defense organizations, as provided in the code of Alabama, 1975 as amended, title 31, chapter 9, section 10 (75).

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67%; rating input score 67
  • 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: 33.9%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 10.62; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 12% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -20.8% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $26K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.