Spokane Firefighters Benevolent Fund

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208147659
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Spokane, WA, USA
Phone
5094845598
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Single Organization Support

Reported finances

Revenue
$24,482
Expenses
$25,813
Assets
$29,988
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RANDY MARLER (PRESIDENT)
  • EMMETT MCNAMEE (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RANDY MARLER (PRESIDENT)
  • EMMETT MCNAMEE (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KIRK GRIFFITH (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

To assist victims of fire and disaster and to provide educational opportunities, including scholarships, to qualified individuals.

What it reported doing in 2024

The corporation has several purposes and powers - below is a list of some (but not all) of the exempt purpose achievements:- to assist victims of fire and disaster- to provide educational opportunities, including scholarships, to qualified individuals- to provide fire and life safety educational outreach programs to the community- to purchase and donate apparatus and equipment in support of fire and life safety protection- to conduct research in areas related to fire and life safety issues- to assist people in need after a catastophic event such as but not limited to fire, flood, natural disaster, life changing event or life threatening disease or death.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 91% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: -5.4%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -7.2% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% 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 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 50/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.