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Ord Volunteer Fire Department

EIN 23-7237808 · Ord, NE

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedToo small or too little detailImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL STRIVE TO PROVIDE THE MOST HIGHLY TRAINED, BEST-EQUIPPED FORCE POSSIBLE TO PROTECT CITIZENS OF OUR RESPONSE AREA. WE WILL DEDICATE TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF ALL CITIZENS. THIS TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WILL PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF THE CITIZENS FROM NATURAL AND MANMADE HAZARDS AND SEVERE MEDICAL EMERGENCIES THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION, AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT. IN TIME OF FIRE, DISASTER, OR OTHER EMERGENCIES WE WILL RENDER ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO SAVE LIVES, OR TO PRESERVE THE PROPERTY OF OUR FELLOW CITIZENS FROM THEIR RAVAGES OF DESTRUCTIVE ELEMENTS, WITH DUTY, HONOR AND INTEGRITY.

Income
$165,446
Spending
$129,713
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Financial health

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 January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Governance

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

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Impact evidence

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

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $129,713 spent. FIRE AND RESCUE

Source: Form 990 for the year ending January 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending January 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1976.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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