COMPTCHE VOLUNTEERS FIRE DEPARTMENT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- COMPTCHE VOLUNTEERS FIRE DEPARTMENT (EIN 94-3020003)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-09-23
- IRS object ID
- 202542669349200319
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-09-23T17:36:48-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 680364345 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Hogan & Stickel Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 811 North Main Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Fort Bragg | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95437 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 943020003 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Comptche Volunteer Fire Department Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | COMP | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7074891229 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 164 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Comptche | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95427 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Charles Wilcher III | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2025-09-23 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Larry Flores | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00249360 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7079614400 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $116,472 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $47,771 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $14,033 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $53,049 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $29,968 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $23,081 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $1,619 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $1,619 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $86,504 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $3,015 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $117 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $90,305 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $93,437 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$6,933 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $148,214 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $141,281 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $66,049 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $49,155 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $83,069 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $92,464 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $149,118 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $141,619 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $904 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $338 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $148,214 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $141,281 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Comptche Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (CVFD) is the first-responding agency for all non-law enforcement emergencies occurring within the approximately 100 square miles of our fire district in Comptche, CA. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Comptche Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. (CVFD) responded to all reported non-law enforcement emergencies in our fire district, provided mutual aid and fire station staffing support to California's state fire agency CAL FIRE. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $57,674 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $57,674 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Wilcher III | ||
| President | 2.00 | $0 |
| Miriam Khalsa | ||
| Sec./Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| David Tahja | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Richard Hunt | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Judi Macdonald | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Buddy Stenback | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Charles Wilcher III | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 8491 Flynn Creek Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Comptche | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95427 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7079729090 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,413 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $197,999 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $69,082 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $161,761 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $61,804 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $563,059 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,413 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $197,999 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $69,082 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $161,761 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $61,804 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $563,059 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $563,059 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $563,059 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Chicken BBQ Fundraising Event | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $53,049 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $53,049 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $29,968 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $53,049 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $53,049 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $29,968 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $29,968 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $23,081 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $1304 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $6194 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Grounds maintenance $30588 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Radio equipment and repair $23851 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Utilities $6518 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Uniforms $4644 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Meals & Ent. $3135 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Emergency Preparedness supplie $2895 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Firefighting supplies $2895 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Building repairs $2825 |
| Other Expenses.9 | Equipment purchases $2214 |
| Other Expenses.10 | Medical Supplies $2116 |
| Other Expenses.11 | Dues and subscriptions $923 |
| Other Expenses.13 | Licenses and fees $100 |
| Other Expenses.14 | Travel $60 |
| Other Expenses.15 | Equpment repair, maintenance $36 |
| Other Expenses.16 | Bank charges $6 |
| Other Expenses.17 | Lease $1 |
| Other Assets.1004 | Miscellaneous - Beginning $80630 Miscellaneous - Ending $88679 |
| Other Assets.1005 | Accounts Receivable - Beginning $2439 Accounts Receivable - Ending $3785 |
| Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $904 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $338 |
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