Harmony Fire District Relief Association
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS ARE SEPARATE LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND/OR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS HEREIN REFERRED TO AS FIRE COMPANY. THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATION VFRA IS A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY FROM THE FIRE COMPANY. VFRAS ARE FUNDED BY A STATUTORY DISBURSEMENT OF FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX FUNDS. DISBURSEMENTS ARE MADE TO THE VFRAS LOCAL MUNICIPALITY WHO THEN WILL FORWARD THE FUNDS TO THE VFRA. THE PURPOSE OF THE VFRA IS TO ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE PART IN THE FIRE SERVICE AS A VOLUNTEER AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND THEIR HEIRS. ACCORDING TO ACT 118 OF 2010, VFRAS MAY USE THEIR FUNDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: TO PURCHASE INVESTMENTS TO EARN ADDITIONAL INCOME. TO PAY COSTS TO A MEMBER OR A DECESSED MEMBERS FAMILY FOR INFIRMITY OR OTHER DISABILITY SUFFERED IN PARTCIPATION IN FIRE SERVICE. TO PROVIDE DEATH BENEFITS. TO PAY FOR SAFETY TRAINING AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT.
- Income
- $108,531
- Spending
- $246,427
- Reserves
- 5.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $125,696 spent. THE FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION LAW WAS PASSED AS PART OF ACT 205 OF 1984, THE MUNICIPAL PENSION PLAN FUNDING STANDARD AND RECOVERY ACT COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS ACT 205, 53 P.S. 895.101 ET. SEQ.. SPECIFICALLY, CHAPTER 7 OF ACT 205 SETS FORTH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAX DISTRIBUTION LAW 53 P.S. 895.701-895.706. THE SOURCE OF THE MONIES IS A 2 PERCENT TAX ON FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE PREMIUMS. THE TERM FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE MEANS FIRE INSURANCE WRITTEN BY AN INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH IS NOT INCORPORATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. THE COMMONWEALTH ALLOCATION TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS IS DETERMINED BY A FORMULA BASED ON THE POPULATION AND THE MARKET VALUE OF REAL ESTATE FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2010.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 September 2017.
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 October 21, 2026.
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