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Volunteers & Exempt Firemens Benevolent Association of Lynbrook

EIN 11-6021227 · Lynbrook, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

ASSOCIATION IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS IN THEIR TIME OF NEED IE: FINANCIAL CRISIS DEATH DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES GENERAL WELFARE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 March 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 March 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 (8)

$39,996 spent. DEATH & BURIAL: THERE WERE 4 DEATH BENEFIT CLAIMS DURING THE YEAR PAID TO MEMBERS BENEFICIARY
$27,202 spent. EYEGLASS PROGRAM - APPROXIMATELY 320 MEMBERS ARE COVERED BY THIS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES THEM WITH EYEGLASS COVERAGE FOR THE MEMBER AND HIS HER FMILY
$61,934 spent. PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM: 200 MEMBERS SUBMITTED CLAIMS FOR THEIR NON-COVERED PRESCRIPTION MEDICAL & DENTAL EXPENSES AND THE ASSOCIATION REIMBURSED THE MEMBER UP TO $300
$1,000 spent. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: 3 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED BY RANDOM DRAWING FROM APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY THE MEMBER COVERING DEPENDENT CHILDREN UP TO 21 YEARS OF AGE
$209 spent. SAFE DRIVING PROGRAM: MEMBERS WERE REIMBURSED UP TO $60 FOR COMPLETION OF A DEFENSIVE DRIVING PROGRAM
$10,000 spent. HEARING AID PROGRAM: MEMBERS UPON SUBMISSION OF A PAID BILL WILL BE REIMBURSED UP TO $2000 FOR HEARING AIDS
$500 spent. Will Program The association will reimburse the member one time for the preparation of a will up to $250
$8,000 spent. Picnic each the association sponsors a picnic for the membership and their families

Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 1966.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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