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Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department

EIN 22-2280267 • 501(c)4 • Fairfield, NJ

Profile

Maintaining a firehouse from which volunteer firemen respond to numerous fire and emergency calls. The firehouse is also utilized for organization meetings, training sessions for its members, and for fire prevention education for the public.

5 Commerce RoadFairfield, NJ 07004

www.fairfieldfd.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

85th percentile

46%

Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

86th percentile

23%

Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

29%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE M24 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Up

$381,927

Up $71,065 (+23%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$381,927

Up $71,065 (+23%) from 2023

Revenue

Up

$155,941

Up $35,219 (+29%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$84,865

Up $1,251 (+1.5%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$71,076

Up $33,968 (+92%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $295,890Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $305,120Net Assets 2012: $305,1202012Assets 2013: $286,245Net Assets 2013: $286,2452013Assets 2014: $294,274Net Assets 2014: $294,2742014Assets 2015: $284,621Net Assets 2015: $284,6212015Assets 2016: $279,080Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $260,406Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $314,364Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $306,562Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $321,923Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $346,968Net Assets 2021: $346,9682021Assets 2022: $273,756Net Assets 2022: $273,7562022Assets 2023: $310,862Net Assets 2023: $310,8622023Assets 2024: $381,927Net Assets 2024: $381,9272024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$381,927
Liabilities-
Net Assets$381,927

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $71,575Expenses 2011: $64,762Net Income 2011: $6,8132011Revenue 2012: $43,157Expenses 2012: $33,927Net Income 2012: $9,2302012Revenue 2013: $43,005Expenses 2013: $61,880Net Income 2013: -$18,8752013Revenue 2014: $69,852Expenses 2014: $61,823Net Income 2014: $8,0292014Revenue 2015: $54,568Expenses 2015: $64,221Net Income 2015: -$9,6532015Revenue 2016: $47,507Expenses 2016: $53,100Net Income 2016: -$5,5932016Revenue 2017: $45,248Expenses 2017: $63,922Net Income 2017: -$18,6742017Revenue 2018: $167,514Expenses 2018: $113,556Net Income 2018: $53,9582018Revenue 2019: $89,158Expenses 2019: $96,961Net Income 2019: -$7,8032019Revenue 2020: $92,701Expenses 2020: $77,344Net Income 2020: $15,3572020Revenue 2021: $93,504Expenses 2021: $68,456Net Income 2021: $25,0482021Revenue 2022: $70,024Expenses 2022: $143,239Net Income 2022: -$73,2152022Revenue 2023: $120,722Expenses 2023: $83,614Net Income 2023: $37,1082023Revenue 2024: $155,941Expenses 2024: $84,865Net Income 2024: $71,0762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$155,941
Expenses$84,865
Net Income$71,076

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.82$3.82$1.56$0.85$0.71
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.11$3.11$1.21$0.84$0.37
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.74$2.74$0.70$1.43$0.73
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.47$3.47$0.94$0.68$0.25
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.22$0.00$0.93$0.77$0.15
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.07$0.00$0.89$0.97$0.08
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.14$0.00$1.68$1.14$0.54
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.60$0.00$0.45$0.64$0.19
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.79$0.00$0.48$0.53$0.06
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.85$2.85$0.55$0.64$0.10
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.94$2.94$0.70$0.62$0.08
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.86$2.86$0.43$0.62$0.19
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.05$3.05$0.43$0.34$0.09
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.96$0.00$0.72$0.65$0.07
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 3, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$155,941
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization is a volunteer fire department located in fairfield, new jersey. This organization is comprised solely of volunteer firemen. The organization maintains a firehouse from which the volunteer firemen operate. The fire house is also utilized for organiztion meetings, training sessions for its members, and for fire prevention education for the public.

Maintaining a firehouse from which volunteer firemen respond to numerous fire and emergency calls. The firehouse is also utilized for organization meetings, training sessions for its members, and for fire prevention education for the public.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MAINTAINING FIREHOUSE; RESPONDING TO NUMEROUS FIRE & EMERGENCY CALLS.-$53,339
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION FOR THE COMMUNITY.-$5,926
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM FITZGERALD IIPresident-$0--
MICHAEL WEISBERGVice Preside-$0--
MARK RUFFERSecretary-$0--
JAMES HIGHTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department
EIN
22-2280267
Phone
9732271405
Address
5 COMMERCE ROAD, FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004

Signing Officer

Name
James High
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2014523532
Signed
2025-11-03

Preparer

Firm
Wealthspring Financial Partners LLC
Address
115 HORSENECK RD STE 201, MONTVILLE, NJ 07045
Preparer
Paul Kieschke CPA
Phone
9732990444
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses bank fees 801 fund-drive postage 1,076 dues & subscriptions 852 office / general admin ex 6,788 santa run 187 charitable contributions 917 fund raising expense 6,007 insurance 12,396 awards & awards dinner 15,154 good & welfare 559 non-investment depreciation 229 total 44,966

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

Book / tax depreciation difference -9

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

30,310 0 less accumulated depreciation 30,310 0 acquisitions - f & f 0 14,300 acc depr - furniture & fixt 0 0 less accumulated depreciation 0 238 total 0 14,062

Form 990-ez, Part III

Maintaining a firehouse from which volunteer firemen respond to numerous fire and emergency calls. The firehouse is also utilized for organization meetings, training sessions for its members, and for fire prevention education for the public.

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