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Volunteer & Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of West Bur

EIN 11-6017003 · Westbury, NY

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What it says it does

AID AND ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT/DISABLED MEMBERS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (6)

$53,447 spent. DEATH RELATED EXPENSES = PAYMENTS TO WIDOW/FAMILY MEMBER (ACTIVE OR DUES PAYING INACTIVE MEMBER) TO OFFSET SOME OR ALL OF THEIR FUNERAL EXPENSES
$26,810 spent. OPTICAL PLAN - REIMBURSEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR OPTICAL EXPENSES NOT COVERED UNDER ANOTHER PLAN
$12,060 spent. MEDICARE A & B - REIMBURSEMENTS TO MEMBERS (ACTIVE OR INACTIVE), WIVES, WIDOWS - FOR THE DEDUCTIONS UNDER THE MEDICARE A & B PROGRAMS
$2,610 spent. AUDIOLOGY PLAN - REIMBURSEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR AUDIOLOGY EXPENSES NOT COVERED UNDER ANOTHER PLAN
$9,972 spent. GOOD AND WELFARE - PAYMENTS OF MEDICAL AND FAMILY BILLS - MORTGAGE ,HEAT, LOANS, ETC (BASED UPON A REVIEW FOR NEED) TO SICK AND INDIGENT ACTIVE MEMEBRS, INACTIVE MEMBERS, OR WIDOWS
$10,475 spent. DENTAL PLAN - REIMBURSEMENT TO MEMBERS FOR DENTAL EXPENSES NOT COVERED UNDER ANOTHER PLAN

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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