North Caldwell Volunteer Fire Department
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF NORTH CALDWELL FROM FIRE AND OTHER EMERGENCIES AND NATURAL DISASTERS.
- Income
- $115,258
- Spending
- $71,267
- Reserves
- 54.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 52%
- Highest pay
- $1,000, secretary
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 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 November 30, 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 November 30, 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 (4)
- $75 spent. DUES AND DONATIONS TO ORGANIZATIONS THE FIRE COMPANY FEELS SUPPORT THE IDEALS OF THE FIREMEN, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS.
- $12,850 spent. TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT USED FOR FIREMATIC PURPOSES TO HELP OFFSET THE COST TO THE TOWNSHIP.
- $21,469 spent. ANNUAL DINNER AND REFRESHMENTS FOR THE FIREMEN AND THEIR SPOUSES TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR THE PRECEEDING YEAR. THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDES MONTHLY MEETING EXPENSES AND REFRESHMENTS AFTER FIRES AND DRILLS.
- $17,970 spent. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE NORTH CALDWELL VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 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 September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on November 15, 2020 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2022.
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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