Buffalo Lake Firemens Relief Association
Revenue
$56k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$43k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.3m
$277 liabilities
Net assets
$1.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
5.8 years on average
Staff
3
23 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Buffalo Lake Firemens Relief Association's network
5 people1 organisationi5 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (1) 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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Squibb | Fire Chief | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Burmeister | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Josh Wilson | Deputy City | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matt Rath | Mayor | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Nathan Rath | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Hillman | President | since 2018 |
| Chad Schmalz | President | since 2020 |
| Dustin Ufkes | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| John Pettit | Vice Pres | since 2018 |
| Jon Pettit | Vice Pres | since 2023 |
| Paul Grimm | Treasurer | 2023 |
| Ray Harrell | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Sam Pettit | Treasurer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Pettit | Treasurer | 5 | $924 | ||
| Chad Schmalz | President | 5 | $554 | ||
| Dustin Ufkes | Secretary | 2 | $185 | ||
| Ryan Beich | City Council | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shawna Haas | City Clerk | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Kubesh | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tyler Pagenkopf | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jay Squibb | Fire Chief / | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jon Pettit | Vice Preside | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Buffalo Lake Firemens Relief Association
- EIN
- 416080030
- Address
- Po Box 341, Buffalo Lake, MN, 55314-0341
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- Provide pension benefits to volunteer firemen. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Y30 Mutual and membership benefit
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Mutual & Membership Benefit
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1964
- Principal officer
- Chad Schmalz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJay Squibb
≥8years on the filingsNathan Rath
≥4years on the filingsJosh Wilson
≥4years on the filingsMatt Rath
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $277
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $33k
- Program service revenue
- $22k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 23
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 | $60k | $29k | $31k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.