Civic Intelligence

Shelby County Firefighters Assoc

EIN 51-0226837 • 501(c)5 • Memphis, TN

Profile

Shelby county fire fighters association is a local union organized to elevate fire fighting as a profession by improving its members' skills, efficiency, physical and moral condition.

PO Box 342743Memphis, TN 38184

www.iaff2585.org

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

32nd percentile

-4.6%

Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

65th percentile

$4,600

Higher top officer pay than 65% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.5% of source-year revenue.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

69th percentile

9.3%

Faster asset growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-56%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)5 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$195,082

Up $16,636 (+9.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$195,082

Up $16,636 (+9.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin32nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$84,173

Down $108,126 (-56%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$88,062

Up $3,908 (+4.6%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$3,889

Down $112,034 (-104%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth69th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $77,237Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $73,825Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $68,696Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $68,6962012Assets 2013: $83,696Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $83,6962013Assets 2014: $81,599Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $81,5992014Assets 2015: $83,943Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $83,9432015Assets 2016: $93,351Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $93,3512016Assets 2017: $93,659Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $93,6592017Assets 2018: $98,950Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $98,9502018Assets 2019: $98,654Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $98,6542019Assets 2020: $100,853Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $100,8532020Assets 2021: $89,951Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $89,9512021Assets 2022: $70,301Net Assets 2022: $70,3012022Assets 2023: $178,446Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $178,4462023Assets 2024: $195,082Net Assets 2024: $195,0822024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$195,082
Liabilities-
Net Assets$195,082
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth6th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $57,157Expenses 2010: $42,477Net Income 2010: $14,6802010Revenue 2011: $63,607Expenses 2011: $67,019Net Income 2011: -$3,4122011Revenue 2012: $54,887Expenses 2012: $60,016Net Income 2012: -$5,1292012Revenue 2013: $57,491Expenses 2013: $42,491Net Income 2013: $15,0002013Revenue 2014: $47,350Expenses 2014: $49,447Net Income 2014: -$2,0972014Revenue 2015: $50,742Expenses 2015: $48,398Net Income 2015: $2,3442015Revenue 2016: $52,483Expenses 2016: $43,075Net Income 2016: $9,4082016Revenue 2017: $55,714Expenses 2017: $55,406Net Income 2017: $3082017Revenue 2018: $64,448Expenses 2018: $59,157Net Income 2018: $5,2912018Revenue 2019: $59,759Expenses 2019: $60,055Net Income 2019: -$2962019Revenue 2020: $71,776Expenses 2020: $69,580Net Income 2020: $2,1962020Revenue 2021: $71,196Expenses 2021: $82,097Net Income 2021: -$10,9012021Revenue 2022: $54,864Expenses 2022: $74,514Net Income 2022: -$19,6502022Revenue 2023: $192,299Expenses 2023: $84,154Net Income 2023: $108,1452023Revenue 2024: $84,173Expenses 2024: $88,062Net Income 2024: -$3,8892024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$84,173
Expenses$88,062
Net Income-$3,889
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$195,082
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$195,082
Revenue
$84,173
Expenses
$88,062
Net income
-$3,889
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.95$1.95$0.84$0.88$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.78$0.00$1.78$1.92$0.84$1.08
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.70$0.55$0.75$0.20
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.90$0.00$0.90$0.71$0.82$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$0.00$1.01$0.72$0.70$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.00$0.99$0.60$0.60$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.00$0.99$0.64$0.59$0.05
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$0.94$0.56$0.55$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.00$0.93$0.52$0.43$0.09
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.84$0.51$0.48$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.82$0.00$0.82$0.47$0.49$0.02
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.00$0.84$0.57$0.42$0.15
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.69$0.00$0.69$0.55$0.60$0.05
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.64$0.67$0.03
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.77$0.00$0.57$0.42$0.15
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 18, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$84,173
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

LABOR ORGANIZATION

LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO SUPPORT FIRE FIGHTING AS A PROFESSION--
TO SUPPORT FIRE FIGHTING AS A PROFESSION--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay65th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WES CARPENTERPresidentPT$4,600-$4,600
ANNA CHAMBERLINTreasurerPT$3,600-$3,600
JORDAN DOWDYVice PresidePT$3,400-$3,400
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Shelby County Firefighters Assoc
EIN
51-0226837
Phone
9012059710
Address
PO BOX 342743, MEMPHIS, TN 38184

Signing Officer

Name
Wes Carpenter
Title
President
Phone
9012059710
Signed
2025-08-18

Preparer

Firm
Lenahan Smith & Bargiachi Pc
Address
1080 BROOKFIELD RD, MEMPHIS, TN 38119
Preparer
Staci K Putz CPA
Phone
9016841100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office 361 conference 780 flowers 122 dues 54,317 storage 2,466 contributions 9,800 total 67,846”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Beginning balance adj 20,527”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“To support fire fighting as a profession”

Raw XML Appendix100 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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