Alligator Point Volunteer Fire Department
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What it says it does
SOLE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION AND EMR SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. ALL SERVICES ENCOMPASS ONE PROGRAM. SERVICES INCLUDE FREQUENT TRAINING OF FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AND PROVIDE TRAINING FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS BOTH LOCAL AND OUT OF TOWN WHEN AVAILABLE.
- Income
- $227,181
- Spending
- $213,128
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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)
- $213,128 spent. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF APVFD IS TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION AND EMS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. ALL OF OUR SERVICES ENCOMPASS ONE PROGRAM. THERE WERE NO STRUCTURAL FIRES IN 2022, HOWEVER, THERE WERE A FEW WILD FIRES FOR WHICH OUR VOLUNTEERS RESPONDED. AS IS THE CASE IN MOST YEARS, THERE WERE SEVERAL EMS CALLS FOR WHICH OUR VOLUNTEERS RESPONDED. APVFD CONTINUES TO PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT, MAINTAIN AND REPAIR OUR 3 FIRE ENGINES AND TWO FIREHOUSES. IN 2023, APVFD BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIREHOUSE ON ALLIGATOR POINT. WE ALSO SOLD THE OLD FIREHOUSE (WHICH HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED FROM A VARIETY OF HURRICANES OVER THE YEARS) AND THE ADJACENT LOT TO FRANKLIN COUNTY, FL IN 2022 FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FIREHOUSE. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 37 VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ON OUR ROSTER, INCLUDING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CERTIFIED FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED OUR TRAINING IN RECENT YEARS AND CONTINUE TO
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not 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.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1982.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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