West Newbury Fire Company

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
043176141
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023
Location
West Newbury, MA, USA
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fire Prevention

Reported finances

Revenue
$12,681
Expenses
$8,679
Assets
$20,115
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DUNCAN WEAVER (PRESIDENT)
  • TRAVIS BOUNCY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DUNCAN WEAVER (PRESIDENT)
  • TRAVIS BOUNCY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL LAWLESS (SECRETARY)

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 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

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What it reported doing in 2023

Financial support of fire dept including donation of aed equipment, community, youth, and public safety group program support; food drive.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 70% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 89% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.3%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 70.7%; rating input score 71

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.6%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.32; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -7.3% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.1% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.1% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.3% of revenue deployed · 70.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2023
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.