West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$446k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$596k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$13.1m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$13.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
7.0 years on average
Staff
0
9 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation's network
5 people6 organisationsi5 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Higgins | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark McCarthy | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike McDonald | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Sheller | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ted Hartz (also filed as Ted Hartz) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| John Litchert | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Jonathan Eadie | President | since 2018 |
| Steve Crum | Asst Treasurer | since 2018 |
| William Gale | Company secretary | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Litchert | Treasurer | 3 | $7k | ||
| Jonathan Eadie | President | 3 | $6k | ||
| William Gale | Secretary | 3 | $3k | ||
| Mark McCarthy | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Mike McDonald | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Robert Sheller | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Ted Hartz | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| James Higgins | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Steve Crum | Asst Treasurer | 1 | $1k |
About
- Legal name
- West Chester Volunteer Firemens Relief Assocation
- EIN
- 232630564
- Address
- Po Box 322, West Chester, PA, 19381-0322
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- The organization was formed to afford financial protection to volunteer firefighters and to encourage individuals within the community to participate in volunteer fire service. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- M24Z Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1896
- Principal officer
- John Lichert (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark McCarthy
≥8years on the filingsRobert Sheller
≥8years on the filingsTed Hartz
≥6years on the filingsMike McDonald
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $13.1m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $13.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $333k
- Program service revenue
- $56k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 9
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $446k | $596k | Deficit $150k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.