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BAKERSFIELD FIREFIGHTERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
BAKERSFIELD FIREFIGHTERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 47-3099227)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-04-06
IRS object ID
201820969349200617
Schema version
2017v2.2
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-04-06T11:18:24-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN464418219PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Halle Porter Newland & Rickett LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13100 19th St Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityBakersfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN473099227EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bakersfield Firefighters HistoricalBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SocietyBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9092342548PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18200 Stockdale Hwy M10-295AddressLine1Txt
CityBakersfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93311ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJason JohnsonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2018-04-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCraig A RickettPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01391751PTIN
Phone6618734900PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addressbfdhistory.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$37,642GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$37,631ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$11InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$28,262SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss-$28,262SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$9,380TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,305FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$301PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$9,090OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$10,696TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$1,316ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,026NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,710NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$23,026BOYAmt
EOY$21,710EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$23,026BOYAmt
EOY$21,710EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$23,026BOYAmt
EOY$21,710EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission of the Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society is to restore, preserve and share the valuable history and timeless artifacts of the Bakersfield Fire Department.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Collected various donations in order to construct a memorial dedicated to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack at Bakersfield City Fire station 15.$2,274
Carried out various fund raisers in order to preserve and restore historical firefighting equipment in order to educate the public.$30,266
Carried out various fund raisers in order to restore and preserve a 1976 American La France Fire Engine in order to educate the public.$6,419
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$38,959TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Jason Johnson
President0$0
Derek Rodriguez
Vice President0$0
Codi Adams
Treasurer0$0
Tim Boggess
Director0$0
John Rojas
Director0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCodi AdamsPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line18200 Stockdale Hwy M10-295AddressLine1Txt
CityBakersfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP93311ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9092342548PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,053CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103,526CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$142,210TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,053CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103,526CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$142,210TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$142,210PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$142,210TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Crab Fest FundraiserEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$33,060GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$33,060CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$7,187RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$11,824FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$9,251OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$33,060GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$33,060CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,187RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$11,824FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$9,251OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$28,262DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$28,262NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $20
Other Expenses.1008Interest $48
Other Expenses.1Memorial Exp. $8693
Other Expenses.3Fuel $220
Other Expenses.4Taxes and Licenses $62
Other Expenses.5Dues & Subscriptions $47

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