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Fountaintown Community Volunteer Fire Department Inc

EIN 35-1589590 · Fountaintown, IN

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 MISSION OF THE FOUNTAINTOWN VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TO PROVIDE FIRE, RESCUE AND BLS TRANSPORT PROTECTION SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 8,000 RESIDENTS IN A 55 SQUARE MILE AREA IN SHELBY AND HANCOCK COUNTIES OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

Income
$326,719
Spending
$371,801
Employees
21

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, 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 November 30, 2024, 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 November 30, 2024, 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 (2)
  1. $203,925 spent. PROVIDED AMBULANCE SERVICES TO THE FOUNTAINTOWN AREA COMPRISING OF 55 SQUAURE MILES AND OVER 8,000 RESIDENTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023 THE DEPARTMENT MADE 457 EMERGENCY SERVICE RUNS.
  2. $135,173 spent. PROVIDED FIREFIGHTING AND FIRE PREVENTION SERVICES TO THE FOUNTAINTOWN, INDIANA AREA INCLUDING 293 FIRE AND PUBLIC SERVICE RUNS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023. AREAS SERVED INCLUDE VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP IN SHELBY COUNTY AND BRANDYWINE TOWNSHIP IN HANCOCK COUNTY.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending November 30, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending November 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1985.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.

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