Weaveverville Fire Department

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942852139
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2025
Location
Weaverville, CA, USA
Phone
5306236156
Rating
54
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,036,703
Expenses
$440,570
Assets
$656,834
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIC FLEITZ (President)
  • LAUREL BROWN (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • ERIC FLEITZ (President)
  • LAUREL BROWN (Vice President)
  • VICTOR KORMEIER (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the Weaverville Fire Department is to protect life, preserve property, and limit damage to the environment, in and around, the community of Weaverville by providing superior fire suppression, rescue from hazardous situations, and emergency medical support.

What it reported doing in 2025

Volunteer firefighters respond to a wide array of emergencies including structure and wildland fires, emergency medical incidents, hazardous material incidents, rescues and other general public assist calls. The public relies on Weaverville Fire Departments firefighters as their first line of defense in many of these emergencies. As a result, volunteers spend an enormous amount of time training for such emergencies, almost as if it is a second unpaid job. Additionally, the goal of Support Services is to assist the volunteer firefighters before, during, and after an incident. The group consists of six key components: Logistics, EMS Support, Maintenance (including building and equipment), Technology, Public Events, and Marketing. Some of the services provided are: Cooking meals for firefighters during an incident.Assisting in firefighter rehab including transporting water and snacks to firefighters while on the fire linesFundraisingRecruitment and retention.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 96% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 98% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 0
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 42.7%; rating input score 43
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 57.5%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.49; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 42.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 4 board members independent · 0 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $441K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 43/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 6 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 55/100.