Rossville Volunteer Fire Dept Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
351482667
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Rossville, IN, USA
Phone
7653792330
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$113,112
Expenses
$128,493
Assets
$204,196
Liabilities
$8,150

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SETH WHITCOMB (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SETH WHITCOMB (PRESIDENT)
  • KENNY HARRIS (VICE PRESIDE)
  • TRACY FIFE (TREASURER)

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

Fire protection

What it reported doing in 2024

Provision of fire protection for ross, owen, and clay townships in clinton county, Indiana and also for the town of rossville, Indiana.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 39
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 95.9%; rating input score 96
  • Program expense ratio: 84.4%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.6%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 95.9% of revenue deployed · 84.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.