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Margate Firefighters Benevolent
EIN 27-3522292 • 501(c)3 • Margate, FL
Profile
Make donations to recognized charities, provide grants and donations to members in need, their families, other firefighters, and not for profit local unions affiliated with the international association of fire fighters. Provide payment of premiums for long-term disability insurance for members of the benevolent association, fund charity events as well as to promote all other non-profit purposes.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
64th percentile
Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
78th percentile
Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
53rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$32,430
Up $6,396 (+25%) from 2024
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$32,430
Up $6,396 (+25%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$60,849
Up $126 (+0.2%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$54,453
Down $1,587 (-2.8%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$6,396
Up $1,713 (+37%) from 2024
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $32,430
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $32,430
- Revenue
- $60,849
- Expenses
- $54,453
- Net income
- $6,396
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $32.4 | $32.4 | $60.8 | $54.5 | $6.40 | |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $26.0 | $26.0 | $60.7 | $56.0 | $4.68 | |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $21.4 | $21.4 | $55.9 | $68.6 | $12.8 | |
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
- Signed
- Feb 23, 2026
- Return Version
- 2025v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $60,849
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Make donations to recognized charities, provide grants and donations to members in need, their families, other firefighters, and not for profit local unions affiliated with the international association of fire fighters. Provide payment of premiums for long-term disability insurance for members of the benevolent association, fund charity events as well as to promote all other non-profit purposes.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| ALL PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS | - | $54,453 |
| MAKE DONATIONS TO RECOGNIZED CHARITIES, PROVIDE GRANTS AND DONATIONS TO MEMBERS IN NEED THEIR FAMILIES, OTHER FIREFIGHTERS, AND NOT FOR PROFIT LOCAL UNIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHEW WHITESHIELD | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| SHAWN BERG | Vice Preside | PT | $0 | - | - |
| MARC SILVIS | Vice Preside | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ROSIAK KELLIE | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| VASSIL NIKO | Assistant Se | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Margate Firefighters Benevolent
- EIN
- 27-3522292
- Phone
- 5613740526
- Address
- PO BOX 936133, MARGATE, FL 33063
Signing Officer
- Name
- Shawn Berg
- Title
- Vice President
- Phone
- 5613740526
- Signed
- 2026-02-23
Preparer
- Firm
- Steven S Lindenbaum CPA Pa
- Address
- 541 S STATE ROAD 7 STE 9, MARGATE, FL 33068-1711
- Preparer
- Steven S Lindenbaum CPA Pa
- Phone
- 9549785981
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses supplies 2,215 telephone and internet 2,645 retrement parties 5,340 insurance 34,864 dues and subscriptions 1,081 donations 3,956 uniforms 1,193 training 451 repairs 732 licenses and fees 1,516 total 53,993”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Make donations to recognized charities, provide grants and donations to members in need, their families, other firefighters, and not for profit local unions affiliated with the international association of fire fighters. Provide payment of premiums for long-term disability insurance for members of the benevolent association, fund charity events as well as to promote all other non-profit purposes.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Make donations to recognized charities, provide grants and donations to members in need their families, other firefighters, and not for profit local unions affiliated with the international association of fire fighters.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“All program service accomplishments”
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