Galax Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated
Donations deductibleRevenue
$430k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$394k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$801k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$801k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.1y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
Charles Smith
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Galax Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated's network
12 people7 organisationsi12 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (7) 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
12 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Smith Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Adam Houk | 1st LIEUTENA | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Chance Cockerham | 3rd Lieutena | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Hennis | Executive Ad | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Don Houk (also filed as Don Houk) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jason Bowers | Captain | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josh Haga | Asst. Exec A | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kathy Ward | Financial Ad | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ricky Walker | Assistant Ch | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rodney Roberts | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tom Whartenby (also filed as Tom Whartenby) | Chaplain | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Tyler Wilson | 1st LIEUTENA | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Ayers | Chief | since 2022 |
| Ronald Rector | Trustee | since 2022 |
| Willie Greene | Trustee | since 2022 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bowers | Captain | $0 | |||
| Chance Cockerham | 3rd Lieutena | $0 | |||
| Josh Haga | Asst. Exec A | $0 | |||
| Chris Hennis | Executive Ad | $0 | |||
| Adam Houk | 1st Lieutena | $0 | |||
| Don Houk | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Rodney Roberts | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Charles Smith | Chairman | $0 | |||
| Ricky Walker | Assistant Ch | $0 | |||
| Kathy Ward | Financial Ad | $0 | |||
| Tom Whartenby | Chaplain | $0 | |||
| Tyler Wilson | 1st Lieutena | $0 | |||
| Mike Ayers | Chief | $0 | |||
| Willie Greene | Trustee | $0 | |||
| Ronald Rector | Trustee | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Galax Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated
- EIN
- 274259116
- Address
- 111 E Grayson St, Galax, VA, 24333-2903
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- To provide emergency services to the citizens of the city of galax and portions of grayson and carroll counties. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- M24 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
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1956
- Principal officer
- Charles Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2015
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDon Houk
≥8years on the filingsJason Bowers
≥7years on the filingsTom Whartenby
≥6years on the filingsChance Cockerham
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
- $801k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $801k
- Contributions and grants received
- $259k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
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 | $430k | $394k | $36k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.