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Erma Volunteer Fire Company Inc

EIN 37-1612237 • 501(c)3 • Cape May, NJ

Profile

To provide fire safety and education to the general public in the erma section of cape may, nj

415 Breakwater RdCape May, NJ 08204

www.ermafire.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

71st percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$1,200

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.4% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-11%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

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

Assets

Up

$165,337

Up $24,760 (+18%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$165,337

Up $24,760 (+18%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$88,066

Down $11,176 (-11%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$63,102

Down $5,373 (-7.8%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$24,964

Down $5,803 (-19%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $58,412Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $66,527Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $66,945Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $97,298Liabilities 2013: $17,1922013Assets 2014: $73,644Liabilities 2014: $11,7622014Assets 2015: $67,168Liabilities 2015: $6,1302015Assets 2016: $71,612Liabilities 2016: $472Net Assets 2016: $71,1402016Assets 2017: $80,267Liabilities 2017: $338Net Assets 2017: $79,9292017Assets 2018: $91,358Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $91,3582018Assets 2019: $106,521Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $106,5212019Assets 2020: $123,627Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $123,6272020Assets 2021: $144,714Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $144,7142021Assets 2022: $107,972Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $107,9722022Assets 2023: $140,577Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $140,5772023Assets 2024: $165,337Net Assets 2024: $165,3372024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$165,337
Liabilities-
Net Assets$165,337

Operations Trend

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $76,540Expenses 2010: $56,680Net Income 2010: $19,8602010Revenue 2011: $65,867Expenses 2011: $57,752Net Income 2011: $8,1152011Revenue 2012: $74,469Expenses 2012: $76,137Net Income 2012: -$1,6682012Revenue 2013: $65,411Expenses 2013: $52,112Net Income 2013: $13,2992013Revenue 2014: $49,640Expenses 2014: $67,864Net Income 2014: -$18,2242014Revenue 2015: $68,815Expenses 2015: $69,539Net Income 2015: -$7242015Revenue 2016: $62,936Expenses 2016: $52,479Net Income 2016: $10,4572016Revenue 2017: $57,397Expenses 2017: $49,563Net Income 2017: $7,8342017Revenue 2018: $44,308Expenses 2018: $30,727Net Income 2018: $13,5812018Revenue 2019: $62,664Expenses 2019: $50,291Net Income 2019: $12,3732019Revenue 2020: $61,580Expenses 2020: $46,193Net Income 2020: $15,3872020Revenue 2021: $73,314Expenses 2021: $54,458Net Income 2021: $18,8562021Revenue 2022: $19,319Expenses 2022: $49,962Net Income 2022: -$30,6432022Revenue 2023: $99,242Expenses 2023: $68,475Net Income 2023: $30,7672023Revenue 2024: $88,066Expenses 2024: $63,102Net Income 2024: $24,9642024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$88,066
Expenses$63,102
Net Income$24,964

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.65$1.65$0.88$0.63$0.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.41$0.00$1.41$0.99$0.68$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.19$0.50$0.31
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$0.00$1.45$0.73$0.54$0.19
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.24$0.00$1.24$0.62$0.46$0.15
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.07$0.00$1.07$0.63$0.50$0.12
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.91$0.00$0.91$0.44$0.31$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.57$0.50$0.08
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.72$0.00$0.71$0.63$0.52$0.10
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.67$0.06$0.69$0.70$0.01
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.74$0.12$0.50$0.68$0.18
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.17$0.65$0.52$0.13
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.67$0.00$0.74$0.76$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.67$0.00$0.66$0.58$0.08
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.77$0.57$0.20
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2023 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Nov 14, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$99,242
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide fire safety and education to the general public in the erma section of cape may, nj

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE VOLUNTEER FIRE SAFETY AND EDUCATION TO THE ERMA SECTION OF CAPE MAY$3,300$55,620
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KENNETH HEWITTPresident-$1,200-$1,200
TIM GIPPLEVice Pres-$1,200-$1,200
JARED SWEETENTreasurer-$1,200-$1,200
MATTHEW LEPORSecretary-$1,200-$1,200
MARK BECICATrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Erma Volunteer Fire Company Inc
EIN
37-1612237
Phone
6098869600
Address
415 BREAKWATER RD, CAPE MAY, NJ 08204

Signing Officer

Name
Jared Sweeten
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6098869600
Signed
2024-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Fitzpatrick Bongiovanni & Kelly Pc
Address
401 NEW RD STE 102, LINWOOD, NJ 08221
Preparer
Robert J Kelly Jr
Phone
6096530110
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses advertising and promotion 5,290 office 1,361 travel 425 member dues and assmts 3,315 membership promotion 4,452 sick & welfare 205 supplies 3,015 training 1,566 uniforms 4,065 vehicle exp 251 website 799 membership meals 3,899 licenses 63 non-investment depreciation 3,490 total 32,196

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

Unrealized gain on investment 1,838

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 141 100 vehicles 56,941 56,941 less accumulated depreciation 44,610 47,449 equipment 1,617 1,617 less accumulated depreciation 1,617 1,617 furniture 908 908 less accumulated depreciation 65 195 leasehold improvement 7,800 7,800 less accumulated depreciation 87 607 total 21,028 17,498

Form 990-ez, Part III

To provide fire safety and education to the general public in the erma section of cape may, nj

Raw XML Appendix150 raw XML fields

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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