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Cotton Volunteer Fire Department

EIN 22-2693846 • 501(c)3 • Cotton, MN

Profile

To organize and maintain a fire department for the purposes of keeping the community fire and safety conscious and to keep life and property within the boundaries of Cotton Township from destruction of fire.

PO Box 201Cotton, MN 55724

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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

80th percentile

27%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$112,700

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

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Net Assets

$112,700

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Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

$69,546

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$50,476

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$19,070

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Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2024: $112,700Net Assets 2024: $112,7002024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$112,700
Liabilities-
Net Assets$112,700
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2024: $69,546Expenses 2024: $50,476Net Income 2024: $19,0702024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$69,546
Expenses$50,476
Net Income$19,070
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$112,700
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$112,700
Revenue
$69,546
Expenses
$50,476
Net income
$19,070
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$1.13$0.70$0.50$0.19
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 23, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$70,122
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To organize and maintain a fire department for the purposes of keeping the community fire and safety conscious and to keep life and property within the boundaries of Cotton Township from destruction of fire.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
To organize and maintain a fire department to keep the community safe fromthe destruction of fire$0$50,108
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Gary GagnonPresident-$0--
Dave SwensonVice President-$0--
Todd JulinFire ChiefPT$0--
Mark Johnston1st Assistant Fire Chief-$0--
Justus Peterson2nd Assistant Fire Chief-$0--
Janis WendellSecretary-$0--
Calla PetersonTreasurer-$0--
Randy Kopic1st Safety Officer-$0--
David Sanders2nd Safety Officer-$0--
Lars WihontoEms Training Officer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cotton Volunteer Fire Department
EIN
22-2693846
Phone
2184285850
Address
PO Box 201, Cotton, MN 55724

Signing Officer

Name
Calla Peterson
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2184285850
Signed
2025-06-23
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sterle & Co Ltd
Address
522 E HOWARD ST STE 207, HIBBING, MN 55746
Preparer
Bonnie Sterle
Phone
2182625525
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Telephone 573.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Fuel - gas and diesel 1168.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Insurance - liability and workers comp 8607.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Medical supplies 2842.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Training expenses 21293.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Supplies - equipment 10420.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Supplies - office 368.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Miscellaneous 324.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Membership dues 889.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Community support - disaster relief 500.”

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