BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY

EIN 23-1210891 · Fire Prevention (M24)

What they do

THE BELMONT HILLS FIRE COMPANY (BHFC) PROVIDES SAFETY EDUCATION, FIRST CLASS FIRE PROTECTION and HEAVY RESCUE SERVICES to THE BELMONT HILLS and PENN VALLEY COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS SERVING AS THE PRIMARY RESCUE UNIT for ALL of LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP and THE EIGHT MILE SECTION of INTERSTATE 76 RUNNING THROUGH LOWER MERION TOWNSHIP. FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 1919 AS THE WEST MANAYUNK FIRE COMPANY (THE NAME WAS CHANGED IN 1960 to REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE NAME of THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY) THROUGH THE PRESENT DAY, BHFC HAS GROWN IN NUMBERS and MODERNIZED ITS EQUIPMENT and PROCEDURES to MAKE SURE THAT IT CAN SEVE ITS COMMUNITY WITH THE BEST IN FIRE-FIGHTING and RESCUE SERVICES. BHFC is THE ONLY OFFICIAL RESCUE COMPANY LOCATED IN THE TOWNSHIP. WHILE IT is AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, BHFC is ALSO A MEMBER COMPANY of LOWER MERION TOWNSHIPS FIRE DEPARTMENT and WAS FIRST RECOGNIZED AS A PART of THAT DEPARTMENT IN 1920. AS SET FORTH IN MORE DETAIL IN PART IX, BHFC RECEIVES A LARGE PORTION of ITS FINAN

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Of every $100 spent, about $98.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

126.25%of revenue went to mission work98.1% of expenses · Program services

0.87%of revenue went to fundraising0.7% of expenses

$128.64spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

1.53%of revenue went to management and office costs1.2% of expenses

$2.36in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

93.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $142,702 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $4,500 for MICHAEL BURDO (FINANCIAL SE). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$498,280

Mission workProgram services$629,056126.25% of revenue98.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$7,6111.53% of revenue1.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$4,3150.87% of revenue0.7% of expenses

Total expenses$640,982128.64% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.2% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 128.64% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 98.2% mission · 1.4% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.64% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 94.3% mission · 2.0% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.15% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 95.8% mission · 2.9% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.25% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 96.5% mission · 2.6% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.65% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 99.3% mission · 0.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.30% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 97.0% mission · 2.1% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.59% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.0% mission · 3.3% management · 0.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.76% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$498,280

Expenses$640,982

Annual shortfall $142,702 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$629,056 · 98.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$7,611 · 1.2% of expenses

Fundraising$4,315 · 0.7% of expenses

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Revenue$498,280

Expenses$640,982

Assets$1,513,931

Income$498,280

Contributions$465,487

Mission work (program services)$629,056

Fundraising$4,315

Management and general$7,611

Stocks and bonds$578,198

Accounting fees$3,941

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MICHAEL BURDOFINANCIAL SE · 20 hrs/week $4,500

PATRICK FUSARO SRTREASURER/DI · 15 hrs/week $4,000

STEVEN ZAMORSKIDIRECTOR · 7 hrs/week $3,000

DAVID LITTLEWOODDIRECTOR · 3 hrs/week $1,000

FRANCIS BURDODIRECTOR · 7 hrs/week $1,000

FRANK BURDO JRDIRECTOR · 7 hrs/week $500

JAMES MULLENDIRECTOR · 3 hrs/week $500

JON FRANCO COLELLADIRECTOR · 7 hrs/week $500

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (13)

MICHAEL BURDOFINANCIAL SE

PATRICK FUSARO SRTREASURER/DI

STEVEN ZAMORSKIDIRECTOR

DAVID LITTLEWOODDIRECTOR

FRANCIS BURDODIRECTOR

FRANK BURDO JRDIRECTOR

JAMES MULLENDIRECTOR

JON FRANCO COLELLADIRECTOR

ERNEST BAFFADIRECTOR

FRANK LUTZVICE PRES/DI

PETER BURDODIRECTOR

ROCCO BURDO JRDIRECTOR

ROCCO BURDO SRPRESIDENT/DI

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2017
Location: 4 S WASHINGTON AVE, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004-1913
County: Montgomery
In care of: ROCCO BURDO SR
Primary officer: ROCCO BURDO SR, PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(610) 667-2988

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BRINKER SIMPSON & COMPANY LLC
NTEE classification: Fire Prevention (M24)
IRS tax category: Fire Prevention