PORTER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PORTER TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIREMEN INC (EIN 35-1559539)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-10
IRS object ID
201631379349308483
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-05-10T18:54:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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
ZIP46308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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)
PersonDON ROESKEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2194050775PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerfalseDiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJoe KrnichPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01382055PTIN
Phone2196627772PhoneNum
Preparation2016-05-10PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$253,491GrossReceiptsAmt
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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
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$248,442CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,950CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$1,099CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$253,491CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$7,441CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$252,721CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$252,721CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$770CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$890,051TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$827,759TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$291,184TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$228,122TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$598,867NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$599,637NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$136,566ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES FOR ITS RESIDENTSDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$136,566TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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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
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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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)
PersonDON ROESKEPersonNm
Phone2194050775PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 211AddressLine1Txt
CityBoone GroveCityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
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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
DON ROESKE
TREASURER0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL PALLESON
PRESIDENT20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIK PALLESON
VICE PRESIDENT20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK MEINERT
SECRETARY20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY BROWN
MEMBER AT LARGE20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE MEINERT
CHIEF0.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN KRAUS
DEPUTY CHIEF20.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Government Grants$198,230GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$50,212AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FLOWERPLANT SALES561499$1,680$1,680
SAFETY SIGNS561499$120$120
SWIMMING POOLS561499$1,100$1,100
TABLE & CHAIRS561499$600$600
CPR INSTRUCTOR561499$450$450
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Total Program Service Revenue$3,950TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,099TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$253,491TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$7,805TotalAmt
Management And General$7,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$225TotalAmt
Management And General$225ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$6,043TotalAmt
Management And General$6,043ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$599TotalAmt
Management And General$599ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,910TotalAmt
Management And General$21,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,069TotalAmt
Program Services$6,069ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$12,391TotalAmt
Program Services$6,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$101,560TotalAmt
Program Services$101,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$359ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$57,295$57,295
FUNDRAISING EXP$7,441$7,441
CLOTHING & VEHICLE$23,387$7,800$15,587

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$7,996TotalAmt
Program Services$7,501ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$252,721TotalAmt
Program Services$136,566ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,714ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,441FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,107BOYAmt
EOY$226,563EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,925,685LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,324,489LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$654,944BOYAmt
EOY$601,196EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$890,051BOYAmt
EOY$827,759EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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BOY$291,184BOYAmt
EOY$228,122EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,184BOYAmt
EOY$228,122EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$598,867BOYAmt
EOY$599,637EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$598,867BOYAmt
EOY$599,637EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$890,051BOYAmt
EOY$827,759EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$770ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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$15,337CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$198,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,065CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,230CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$464,010TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,337CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$198,632CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,065CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,230CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$464,010TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$464,010PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$464,010TotalSupportAmt
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$1,925,685InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,324,489DepreciationAmt
Book Value$601,196BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$601,196TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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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