PORTER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
PORTER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN INC (EIN 35-1559539)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201731359349304778
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-05-15T12:24:35-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371449450PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Joe Krnich & Associates PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 946AddressLine1Txt
CityCrown PointCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP46307ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN351559539EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PORTER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPORTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 211AddressLine1Txt
CityBoone GroveCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP463020211ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDonald RoeskePersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2194050775PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJoe KrnichPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01382055PTIN
Phone2196627772PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address50.178.81.202IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-05-15IPDt
IP Tm12:38:41IPTm
Federal Original Submission Id3538592017135aj4haxcFederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2017-05-15FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$339,058GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1982FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateINLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ENGAGE WITHOUT CHARGE IN THE WORK OF PREVENTING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES IN THE HOMES AND BUILDINGS SITUATED WITHIN PORTER TOWNSHIP AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$334,104CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,813CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$1,141CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$339,058CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,958CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$260,609CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$260,609CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$78,449CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$827,759TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$908,242TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$228,122TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$230,156TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$599,637NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$678,086NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO ENGAGE WITHOUT CHARGE IN THE WORK OF PREVENTING AND EXTINGUISHING FIRES IN THE HOMES AND BUILDINGS SITUATED WITHIN PORTER TOWNSHIP AND UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES IN PORTER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST INDIANA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$161,617ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES FOR ITS RESIDENTSDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$161,617TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldINStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDonald RoeskePersonNm
Phone2194050775PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 211AddressLine1Txt
CityBoone GroveCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP463020211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Donald Roeske
TREASURER10.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erik Palleson
PRESIDENT20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles Zakutansky
VICE PRESIDENT20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick Meinert
SECRETARY20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Casbon
MEMBER AT LARGE20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Meinert
CHIEF20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Kraus
DEPUTY CHIEF20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising$22,219FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$311,885GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$334,104TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Flower Plants Sales561499$1,201$1,201
Safety Signs561499$160$160
Swimming Pools561499$1,130$1,130
Table & Chairs561499$887$887
CPR Instructor561499$435$435
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,813TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,141TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,141RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$22,219ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$339,058TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$4,954RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,750TotalAmt
Management And General$1,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238TotalAmt
Management And General$238ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,098TotalAmt
Management And General$6,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,929TotalAmt
Management And General$21,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,257TotalAmt
Program Services$3,257ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,716TotalAmt
Program Services$5,186ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,261TotalAmt
Program Services$119,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$47,736$47,736
Fundraising Expense$8,958$8,958
CLOTHING & VEHICLE$21,832$7,899$13,933

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,834TotalAmt
Program Services$19,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$260,609TotalAmt
Program Services$161,617ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,034ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,958FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,563BOYAmt
EOY$234,020EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,982,570LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,308,348LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$601,196BOYAmt
EOY$674,222EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,759BOYAmt
EOY$908,242EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,122BOYAmt
EOY$230,156EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,122BOYAmt
EOY$230,156EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,637BOYAmt
EOY$678,086EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$599,637BOYAmt
EOY$678,086EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,759BOYAmt
EOY$908,242EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$78,449ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,746CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$198,632CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$198,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$311,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$760,558TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,746CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$198,632CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$198,230CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$311,885CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$760,558TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$760,558PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$760,558TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1,982,570InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,308,348DepreciationAmt
Book Value$674,222BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$674,222TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PancakeBreakEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$11,243GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$11,243GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$6,061FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Event2LetterEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$9,890GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,890GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,797OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$1,086GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$1,100CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events-$14GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$22,219GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,100CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$21,119GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$6,061FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,797OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$7,858DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$13,261NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11No review was conducted.
Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18Documents available upon request.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Documents available upon request.

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