Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF THIS DEPARTMENT SHALL BE TO ENCOURAGE FIRE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION, AND TO PREVENT THE LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY FIRE WITHIN OUR DISTRICT AND THROUGH MUTUAL AID TO ADJACENT TERRITORIES.
- Income
- $651,925
- Spending
- $651,529
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 40
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 2025, 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)
- $516,192 spent. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES VOLUNTEER FIRE PROTECTION, EDUCATION, AND PREVENTION SERVICE. STRATEGIC PLANNING, BOTH LONG AND SHORT-TERM, WELL-DIRECTED TRAINING PROGRAMS, PUBLIC AWARENESS WITH RESPECT TO FIRE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION, AND AN UNTIRING EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF OUR FIRST DUE AREA, AS WELL AS ST. MARY'S COUNTY, THE MOST PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE SYSTEM IN AMERICA WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVE OF THIS DEPARTMENT. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. VOLUNTEERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PART IN MANY DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY CALLS, EXTINGUISHING FIRES, PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, GIVING DEMONSTRATIONS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN, AND TAKING PART IN MANY OTHER EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS. THE FIRE PREVENTION MESSAGE IS SPREAD IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING FIREHOUSE TOURS, SCHOOL VISITS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING, ALL OF WHICH PROVIDE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY IN THEIR HOMES AND DURING THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(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 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 June 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 April 1976.
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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