Civic Intelligence

Ricketts Fire Department of Ricketts

EIN 42-1463292 • 501(c)3 • Ricketts, IA

Profile

Department responds to fire calls and ems calls in cooperation with charter oak, iowa fire department

PO Box 153Ricketts, IA 51460

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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

89th percentile

49%

Higher net margin than 89% 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

39th percentile

-11%

Faster asset growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

64th percentile

9.8%

Faster revenue growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$197,345

Down $25,354 (-11%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$197,345

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

Up

$47,093

Up $4,211 (+9.8%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$24,077

Up $9,809 (+69%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$23,016

Down $5,598 (-20%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth39th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2010: $2,959Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $4,860Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $10,180Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $10,1802012Assets 2013: $14,222Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $14,2222013Assets 2014: $24,849Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $35,202Net Assets 2015: $35,2022015Assets 2016: $51,489Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $68,080Net Assets 2017: $68,0802017Assets 2018: $67,310Net Assets 2018: $67,3102018Assets 2019: $108,449Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $129,099Net Assets 2020: $129,0992020Assets 2021: $147,391Net Assets 2021: $147,3912021Assets 2022: $175,529Net Assets 2022: $175,5292022Assets 2023: $222,699Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $197,345Net Assets 2024: $197,3452024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$197,345
Liabilities-
Net Assets$197,345
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth64th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2010: $27,943Expenses 2010: $33,872Net Income 2010: -$5,9292010Revenue 2011: $26,432Expenses 2011: $24,533Net Income 2011: $1,8992011Revenue 2012: $25,764Expenses 2012: $20,445Net Income 2012: $5,3192012Revenue 2013: $20,971Expenses 2013: $16,929Net Income 2013: $4,0422013Revenue 2014: $24,396Expenses 2014: $13,769Net Income 2014: $10,6272014Revenue 2015: $22,142Expenses 2015: $11,789Net Income 2015: $10,3532015Revenue 2016: $28,146Expenses 2016: $11,859Net Income 2016: $16,2872016Revenue 2017: $29,013Expenses 2017: $12,422Net Income 2017: $16,5912017Revenue 2018: $10,982Expenses 2018: $11,752Net Income 2018: -$7702018Revenue 2019: $9,938Expenses 2019: $12,009Net Income 2019: -$2,0712019Revenue 2020: $28,758Expenses 2020: $33,515Net Income 2020: -$4,7572020Revenue 2021: $32,383Expenses 2021: $13,695Net Income 2021: $18,6882021Revenue 2022: $51,000Expenses 2022: $12,872Net Income 2022: $38,1282022Revenue 2023: $42,882Expenses 2023: $14,268Net Income 2023: $28,6142023Revenue 2024: $47,093Expenses 2024: $24,077Net Income 2024: $23,0162024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$47,093
Expenses$24,077
Net Income$23,016
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$197,345
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$197,345
Revenue
$47,093
Expenses
$24,077
Net income
$23,016
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.97$1.97$0.47$0.24$0.23
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.23$0.00$0.43$0.14$0.29
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.76$1.76$0.51$0.13$0.38
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.47$1.47$0.32$0.14$0.19
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.29$1.29$0.29$0.34$0.05
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$0.10$0.12$0.02
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.67$0.67$0.11$0.12$0.01
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.68$0.68$0.29$0.12$0.17
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.28$0.12$0.16
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.35$0.22$0.12$0.10
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.24$0.14$0.11
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.21$0.17$0.04
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.26$0.20$0.05
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.26$0.25$0.02
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.28$0.34$0.06
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 6, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$47,093
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Department responds to fire calls and ems calls in cooperation with charter oak, iowa fire department

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO ACQUIRE, OWN, AND MAINTAIN FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT BOTH FOR THE TOWN OF RICKETTS AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITY, AND TO PROVIDE SAID COMMUNITIES WITH FIRE SUPPRESSION, PUBLIC EDUCATION, LIGHT RESCUE, AND FIRST RESPONDER LEVEL HAZ MAT AND EMS.-$24,077
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRUCE MEYERPresident-$0--
DERICK MEYERVice President-$0--
JUSTIN TRIPPTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ricketts Fire Department of Ricketts
EIN
42-1463292
Phone
7126792024
Address
PO BOX 153, RICKETTS, IA 51460

Signing Officer

Name
Bruce Meyer
Title
President
Signed
2025-08-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Reimer Lohman & Reitz
Address
25 South Main, Denison, IA 51442
Preparer
James D Lohman
Phone
7122634627
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1007

“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $264”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $7462”

Other Expenses.1

“Equipment, maintenance, repair $11860”

Other Expenses.2

“Fundraising expense $3350”

Other Expenses.3

“Training, dues & memberships $589”

Other Expenses.4

“FUEL $302”

Raw XML Appendix147 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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