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Howard County Professional Fire Fighters Benevolence Association

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 84-1648656

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Aug 08, 2020

Organization Profilehowardheroesfund.org
5397 Twin Knolls RoadColumbia, MD 21045

(877) 386-3443

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

91st percentile

50%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

68th percentile

16%

Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-66%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$65,285

Up $9,054 (+16%) from 2018

Net Assets

$65,285

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Down

$18,263

Down $35,493 (-66%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$9,209

Down $22,945 (-71%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$9,054

Down $12,548 (-58%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth68th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $28,575Net Assets 2010: $28,5752010Assets 2011: $27,774Net Assets 2011: $27,7742011Assets 2012: $27,669Net Assets 2012: $27,6692012Assets 2013: $26,421Net Assets 2013: $26,4212013Assets 2014: $20,545Net Assets 2014: $20,5452014Assets 2015: $14,535Net Assets 2015: $14,5352015Assets 2016: $17,178Net Assets 2016: $17,1782016Assets 2017: $34,629Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $56,231Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $65,285Net Assets 2019: $65,2852019Assets 2020: $68,319Net Assets 2020: $68,3192020Assets 2021: $56,194Net Assets 2021: $56,1942021Assets 2022: $45,999Net Assets 2022: $45,9992022Assets 2023: $50,706Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $51,188Net Assets 2024: $51,1882024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$65,285
Liabilities-
Net Assets$65,285
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth6th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2010: $1,454Expenses 2010: $841Net Income 2010: $6132010Revenue 2011: $2,550Expenses 2011: $3,351Net Income 2011: -$8012011Revenue 2012: $1,000Expenses 2012: $1,105Net Income 2012: -$1052012Revenue 2013: $12,392Expenses 2013: $13,640Net Income 2013: -$1,2482013Revenue 2014: $446Expenses 2014: $6,322Net Income 2014: -$5,8762014Revenue 2015: $130Expenses 2015: $6,140Net Income 2015: -$6,0102015Revenue 2016: $3,593Expenses 2016: $950Net Income 2016: $2,6432016Revenue 2017: $19,763Expenses 2017: $2,312Net Income 2017: $17,4512017Revenue 2018: $53,756Expenses 2018: $32,154Net Income 2018: $21,6022018Revenue 2019: $18,263Expenses 2019: $9,209Net Income 2019: $9,0542019Revenue 2020: $3,833Expenses 2020: $799Net Income 2020: $3,0342020Revenue 2021: $3,852Expenses 2021: $15,977Net Income 2021: -$12,1252021Revenue 2022: $3,748Expenses 2022: $13,943Net Income 2022: -$10,1952022Revenue 2023: $10,422Expenses 2023: $5,715Net Income 2023: $4,7072023Revenue 2024: $5,859Expenses 2024: $5,377Net Income 2024: $4822024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$18,263
Expenses$9,209
Net Income$9,054
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Aug 8, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$18,263
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

assistance to career firefighters.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provide assistance to career firefighters in the St ofMD who have experienced a catastrophic loss through aline of duty accident, sickness or death.$0$8,302
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RICHARD L RUEHLPresidentPT$0--
DAVID YUNGMANNTreasurerPT$0--
P MATTHEW DARBYSecretary-$0--
JAMES E MALONE JRDirector-$0--
ROBERT N BONDDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Howard Heroes Fund Inc
EIN
84-1648656
Phone
8773863443
Address
5397 TWIN KNOLLS ROAD, COLUMBIA, MD 21045

Signing Officer

Name
Richard Ruehl
Title
Director
Phone
8773863443
Signed
2020-08-08

Preparer

Firm
Deborah Parlett Brown CPA
Address
PO BOX 44, WEST FRIENDSHIP, MD 21794
Preparer
Deborah Parlett Brown
Phone
4107820780
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK CHARGES 239.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Amortization 12.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“PROGRAM EXPENSES 8302.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“REGISTRATION FEE 75.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Organization costs 2052. 2040.”

Raw XML Appendix174 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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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$65,285
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$65,285
Revenue
$18,263
Expenses
$9,209
Net income
$9,054
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$51.2$51.2$5.86$5.38$0.48
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$50.7$0.00$10.4$5.72$4.71
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$46.0$46.0$3.75$13.9$10.2
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.2$56.2$3.85$16.0$12.1
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$68.3$68.3$3.83$0.80$3.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$65.3$65.3$18.3$9.21$9.05
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$56.2$0.00$53.8$32.2$21.6
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$34.6$0.00$19.8$2.31$17.5
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$17.2$17.2$3.59$0.95$2.64
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$14.5$14.5$0.13$6.14$6.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.5$20.5$0.45$6.32$5.88
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.4$26.4$12.4$13.6$1.25
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$27.7$27.7$1.00$1.11$0.11
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$27.8$27.8$2.55$3.35$0.80
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$28.6$28.6$1.45$0.84$0.61