Refinery Terminal Fire Company
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What it says it does
TO PROVIDE QUALITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE & TRAINING SERVICES TO MEMBER OWNERS OF REFINERIES, INDUSTRIAL OR MANUFACTURING PLANTS, TERMINAL TANK STORAGE AND OIL DOCKS IN THE SOUTH TEXAS AREA, TO OPERATE A WORLD-CLASS TRAINING CENTER TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS AND BUSINESS GOALS OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL LIAISON AND ASSISTANCE TO OTHER FIREFIGHTING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN PROTECTING THE LIVES AND PROPERTY OF OTHERS IN RETURN FOR A PROMISE OF RECIPROCAL AID AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT, TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH ENCOURAGES THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF ITS EMPLOYEES AND TO PARTICIPATE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IN ASSURING THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES, MEMBERSHIP, AND NEIGHBORS, IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ASSIST IN MAINTAINING A QUALITY WAY OF LIFE IN THE SOUTH TEXAS AREA.
- Income
- $25.0 million
- Spending
- $24.4 million
- Employees
- 145
- Highest pay
- $462,578, president/ce
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (1)
- $20.4 million spent. ALL PROGRAM EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE OF FIRE TRAINING AND ASSURING PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, AND NEIGHBORS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1995.
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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