Rutherford Fire Engine Company No 2
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY FIRE PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION TO THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF THE BOROUGH OF RUTHERFORD, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, PROVIDE MUTUAL ASSISTANCE TO THE NEIGHBORING TOWNS, PROMOTE FIRE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OTHER NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, PRESENTATION OF PROGRAMS NOT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THOUGH PUBLIC FUNDING, SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES NOT FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH PUBLIC FUNDING, AND SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FIRE COMPANY, OR OTHER ASSOCIATED FIRE SERVICE INDIVIDUAL WHO BECOMES INDIGENT OR OTHERWISE INCAPABLE OF PROVIDING FOOD OR SHELTER FOR THEMSELVES AND/OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.
- Income
- $17,370
- Spending
- $13,295
- Reserves
- 18 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2025, 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)
- $12,358 spent. MONETARY DONATIONS MADE TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOSTER BETTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE BOROUGH, WHICH PROVIDE A SAFER AND BETTER LIVING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. DONATIONS MADE ALLOW THE COMPANY TO INCREASE ITS EXPOSURE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, ALLOWING THE COMPANY OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE CITIZENS WITH UPDATED AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING FIRE SAFETY. LASTLY, THE DONATIONS MADE TO OTHER FIRE COMPANIES PROVIDE BETTER RELATIONS WITH MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, BENEFITTING THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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? 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 December 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 August 2008.
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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