Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
31st percentile
Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
10th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$163,317
Down $13,973 (-7.9%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$163,317
Down $13,973 (-7.9%) from 2014
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue
Down$47,476
Down $40,247 (-46%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$61,449
Up $10,290 (+20%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$13,973
Down $50,537 (-138%) from 2014
Provide canteen support services for firefighters, police and public safety personnel in boston and surrounding areas and to maintain, perserve and display fire memorabilia at the boston fire museum on congress street as well as to educate and inform the general public.
Support firefighters of boston
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ORGANIZE EVENTS TO SUPPORT FIREFIGHTERS AND OPERATE THE "BOSTON FIRE MUSEUM" IN A HISTORIC FORMER BOSTON FIRE STATION. | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL BOUDREAU | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES NOLAN | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| PETER STURGIS | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| BARRY OAKLEY | Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| BRIAN HERMAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES J FLAHERTY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| NATHANIEL WHITTEMORE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM WORNOCK | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| PETER MCGONNELL | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“The organization operates a firefighter museum run by volunteers and board members. The income comes from public support and the sale of food and novelty items. Board members and directors meet or volunteer as necessary, but are not compensated in any way.”
“Donations made to other charities 100.”
“OFFICE EXPENSES 13990.”
“Depreciation 8334.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A FIREFIGHTER MUSEUM RUN BY VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. THE INCOME COMES FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT AND THE SALE OF FOOD AND NOVELTY ITEMS. BOARD MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS MEET OR VOLUNTEER AS NECESSARY, BUT ARE NOT COMPENSATED IN ANY WAY. |
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