Civic Intelligence

Garfield Fire Co 5

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 22-2380065

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Oct 04, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
33 Plauderville AveGarfield, NJ 07026

(973) 478-4710

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

26th percentile

-9.5%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$30

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.3% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

23rd percentile

-7.1%

Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

15th percentile

-28%

Faster revenue growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$13,421

Down $1,023 (-7.1%) from 2023

Net Assets

$13,421

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin26th percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,776

Down $4,156 (-28%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$11,799

Down $3,522 (-23%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$1,023

Down $634 (-163%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth23rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $52,049Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $30,130Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $17,531Net Assets 2012: $17,5312012Assets 2015: $6,321Net Assets 2015: $6,3212015Assets 2016: $5,698Net Assets 2016: $5,6982016Assets 2017: $14,249Net Assets 2017: $14,2492017Assets 2018: $8,921Net Assets 2018: $8,9212018Assets 2019: $4,674Net Assets 2019: $4,6742019Assets 2021: $16,564Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $14,833Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $14,444Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $13,421Net Assets 2024: $13,4212024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$13,421
Liabilities-
Net Assets$13,421
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth15th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2010: $51,407Expenses 2010: $30,267Net Income 2010: $21,1402010Revenue 2011: $34,518Expenses 2011: $56,437Net Income 2011: -$21,9192011Revenue 2012: $18,779Expenses 2012: $32,521Net Income 2012: -$13,7422012Revenue 2015: $11,917Expenses 2015: $16,396Net Income 2015: -$4,4792015Revenue 2016: $10,895Expenses 2016: $11,142Net Income 2016: -$2472016Revenue 2017: $17,378Expenses 2017: $10,767Net Income 2017: $6,6112017Revenue 2018: $7,766Expenses 2018: $13,094Net Income 2018: -$5,3282018Revenue 2019: $15,127Expenses 2019: $19,374Net Income 2019: -$4,2472019Revenue 2021: $23,551Expenses 2021: $12,614Net Income 2021: $10,9372021Revenue 2022: $12,978Expenses 2022: $14,709Net Income 2022: -$1,7312022Revenue 2023: $14,932Expenses 2023: $15,321Net Income 2023: -$3892023Revenue 2024: $10,776Expenses 2024: $11,799Net Income 2024: -$1,0232024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$10,776
Expenses$11,799
Net Income-$1,023
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 4, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$53,891
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Volunteer fire department

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EDWARD KOVACHTreasurer-$0$30$30
RONALD POLONKAYPresident-$0$20$20
MARCIN LEJAVice President-$0$20$20
PATRICK CONNOLLYSecretary-$0$20$20
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Raffle$52,695$52,695-$52,695
Total Events$52,695$52,695$13,900$38,795
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Garfield Fire Co 5
EIN
22-2380065
Address
33 PLAUDERVILLE AVE, GARFIELD, NJ 07026

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Kovach
Title
Treasurer
Phone
9734784710
Signed
2025-10-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
LH Tax & Accounting Services
Address
4 Joseph Dr, NEWTON, NJ 07860
Preparer
Lise Harulaj
Phone
9732949969
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses

“OFFICE EXPENSES $1,122”

Other Expenses

“Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,541”

Other Expenses

“DONATIONS $250”

Other Expenses

“INTERNET & CABLE $1,712”

Other Expenses

“Repairs & maintenance $778”

Other Expenses

“UNIFORMS $1,530”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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IRS990EZ/TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd0false
IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd0X
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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,421
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$13,421
Revenue
$10,776
Expenses
$11,799
Net income
-$1,023
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.4$13.4$10.8$11.8$1.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.4$0.00$14.9$15.3$0.39
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.8$0.00$13.0$14.7$1.73
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$16.6$0.00$23.6$12.6$10.9
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.67$4.67$15.1$19.4$4.25
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.92$8.92$7.77$13.1$5.33
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$14.2$14.2$17.4$10.8$6.61
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.70$5.70$10.9$11.1$0.25
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.32$6.32$11.9$16.4$4.48
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$17.5$17.5$18.8$32.5$13.7
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$30.1$0.00$34.5$56.4$21.9
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$52.0$0.00$51.4$30.3$21.1
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