Liabilities / Assets
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Blunt Rural Fire Department
EIN 45-4418288 • 501(c)4 • Blunt, SD
Profile
Fire protection and suppression.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.16x
Liabilities / Revenue
93rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
34th percentile
Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
46th percentile
Faster asset growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
62nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$432,659
Down $15,633 (-3.5%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$69,504
Down $8,447 (-11%) from 2023
Net Assets
$363,155
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$103,307
Up $5,410 (+5.5%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$110,493
Up $16,177 (+17%) from 2023
Net Income
Down-$7,186
Down $10,767 (-301%) from 2023
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $432,659
- Liabilities
- $69,504
- Net assets
- $363,155
- Revenue
- $103,307
- Expenses
- $110,493
- Net income
- -$7,186
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
- Signed
- Oct 30, 2025
- Return Version
- 2024v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $109,070
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Fire protection and suppression.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE BLUNT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES STANDARD FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO THE BLUNT, SOUTH DAKOTA AREA. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR 911 CALLS INCLUDING STRUCTURE AND WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE. | - | $110,493 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVIS HEUERTZ | Chief | - | $0 | - | - |
| MIRANDA OLSON | Safety Offi | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROSS SPERRY | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JULIANE HEUERTZ | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| KAY DONAHUE | Wildland Saf | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHEAN LAUING | Assistant Ch | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEFF MILLAGE | Training Off | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHANTEL SCHROER | Director 1/T | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN BERGESON | Wildland Tra | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Blunt Rural Fire Department
- EIN
- 45-4418288
- Phone
- 6059626308
- Address
- PO BOX 158, BLUNT, SD 57522
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ross Sperry
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 6059626308
- Signed
- 2025-10-30
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Palmer Currier & Hoffert Llp
- Address
- 1714 N LINCOLN AVE STE 3, PIERRE, SD 57501
- Preparer
- Scott R Currier CPA
- Phone
- 6052248826
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8
“Insurance refund 3,833 total 3,833”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses grow sd 2,228 insurance 6,870 fuel 3,985 meals 2,714 miscellaneous 4,885 repairs & maintenance 7,309 supplies 12,811 training 4,026 postage 62 bank fees 20 contract labor 15,798 travel 4,444 non-investment depreciation 39,325 total 104,477”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Equipment 683,077 715,526 less accumulated depreciation 326,952 366,277 total 356,125 349,249”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Grow sd loan 77,951 69,504”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The blunt volunteer fire department provides standard fire department services to the blunt, south dakota area. The department provides emergency response for 911 calls including structure and wildland fire response.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | EXPENSES GROW SD 2,228 INSURANCE 6,870 FUEL 3,985 MEALS 2,714 MISCELLANEOUS 4,885 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 7,309 SUPPLIES 12,811 TRAINING 4,026 POSTAGE 62 BANK FEES 20 CONTRACT LABOR 15,798 TRAVEL 4,444 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 39,325 TOTAL 104,477 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | GROW SD LOAN 77,951 69,504 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE BLUNT VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES STANDARD FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVICES TO THE BLUNT, SOUTH DAKOTA AREA. THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR 911 CALLS INCLUDING STRUCTURE AND WILDLAND FIRE RESPONSE. |
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