Chester Volunteer Firemens Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$951k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$581k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.5m
$447k liabilities
Net assets
$4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
6.3y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Chester Volunteer Firemens Association's network
18 people5 organisationsi18 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
18 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 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 18 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Handley | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chris Waide | 1st LIEUTENANT | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| COY Lively | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dante Digirolmio | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donald Tharp | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Eric Murray | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ethan Skolrud | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Hugh C Tate JR (also filed as Hugh Tate) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jason Lively | 2nd Lieutenant | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jerry Ward | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| John Hissam | Chief | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josh Baker | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lee Handley | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Matt McCune | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Steve Marek | Captain | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Todd Murray | Asst Chief | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tracy Simmons | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tyler Campbell | Director | 2021 | 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Handley | Secty | since 2018 |
| John Cashdollar | Treas | since 2018 |
| Steve Marek | Captain | 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 Hissam | Chief | 1 | $6k | ||
| Coy Lively | Secretary | 1 | $6k | ||
| Brian Handley | Director | 1 | $5k | ||
| Eric Murray | Director | 1 | $4k | ||
| Jason Lively | 2nd Lieutenant | 1 | $4k | ||
| Hugh Tate | Treasurer | 1 | $4k | ||
| Tracy Simmons | Director | 1 | $4k | ||
| Lee Handley | Director | 1 | $4k | ||
| Steve Marek | Captain | 1 | $2k | ||
| Josh Baker | Director | 1 | $2k | ||
| Chris Waide | 1st Lieutenant | 1 | $2k | ||
| Matt McCune | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Jerry Ward | Director | 1 | $1k | ||
| Donald Tharp | Director | 1 | $820 | ||
| Dante Digirolmio | Director | 1 | $700 | ||
| Todd Murray | Asst Chief | 1 | $660 | ||
| Tyler Campbell | Director | 1 | $600 | ||
| Ethan Skolrud | Director | 1 | $600 |
About
- Legal name
- Chester Volunteer Firemens Association
- EIN
- 550738313
- Address
- 371 Carolina Ave, Chester, WV, 26034-1127
- State
- West Virginia
- Mission
- Emergency response to fire and maintenance of fire response equipment (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1965
- Principal officer
- John Hissam (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1995
- 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 filingsChris Waide
≥8years on the filingsCOY Lively
≥8years on the filingsDonald Tharp
≥8years on the filingsEthan Skolrud
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
- $4.5m
- Total liabilities
- $447k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $150k
- 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 | $951k | $581k | $370k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.