South Bound Brook Fire Co No 1

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
222160444
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
South Bound Brook, NJ, USA
Phone
7329102390
Rating
38
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$100,253
Expenses
$97,174
Assets
$96,859
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Andy Carlton (President)
  • Tim Sickoria (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Andy Carlton (President)
  • Tim Sickoria (Vice President)
  • Vincent Giacomini (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

The Funds received from the Borough of South Bound Brook allow the South Bound Brook Fire Company to maintain the firehouse to which houses the fire fighting equipment as well as serve as a location to train firefighter. These funds are also used to provide members of the fire company with various social activities. The activities (listed under specials events) include an awards dinner, a family picnic, a softball and bowling teams, children's Christmas party and various other activities. These activities are the primary tool in retaining members to volunteer in the fire-fighting aspect of the organization.

What it reported doing in 2025

The South Bound Brook Volunteer Fire Company provides a means of organization in the mustering of individuals to provide fire suppression in the Borough of South Bound Brook. All funds raised through various fundraisers conducted during the year are used in the maintenance and upkeep of the Fire Company's firehouse, support of charitable organizations requesting our assistance and the maintaining the morale and interest of the members. The service of the South Bound Brook Volunteer Fire Company benefits the entire Borough of South Bound Brook, New Jersey by providing free labor in the extinguishing of fires in the Borough. The population severed is approximately 6,200 residents

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue 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: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.1%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 12.2% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 26/100.