Straight Mountain Fire Department
Donations deductibleRevenue
$258k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$298k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$359k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$359k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
6.4 years on average
Staff
0
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Straight Mountain Fire Department's network
11 people1 organisationi11 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). 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
11 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 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Armstrong | Captain | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bill Lacks | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brian Baker | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Buck Bryson | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Charles Tipton | Fire Chief | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Danny Gilliland | Chaplain | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gary Little | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeremy Peek | Assistant Fi | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| John Storey | Assistant Fi | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Joseph Evans | Lieutenant | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kenneth Murphree | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cathryn Baker | Secretary/Tr | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Tipton | Fire Chief | 10 | $0 | ||
| Adam Little | Assistant Fi | 10 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Peek | Captain Stat | 5 | $0 | ||
| John Storey | Assistant Fi | 10 | $0 | ||
| Rusty Brown | Captain Stat | 5 | $0 | ||
| Skylar Tolbert | Lieutenant | 5 | $0 | ||
| Danny Gilliland | Chaplain | 5 | $0 | ||
| Gary Little | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brian Baker | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Chuck Lacks | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Murphree | Trustee | 5 | $0 | ||
| Buck Bryson | Trustee | 5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Straight Mountain Fire Department
- EIN
- 631049976
- Address
- Po Box 1948, Oneonta, AL, 35121-0021
- State
- Alabama
- Mission
- It is our responsibility to provide fire response vehicles, medically equipped vehicles, woods fire fighting equipment. We assist with traffic control for wrecks. With storm damage, we clear debris and assist in recovery. We also assist residents after falls and assist in moving from cars to homes. (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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1979
- Principal officer
- Charles Tipton (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2022
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAaron Armstrong
≥6years on the filingsBill Lacks
≥6years on the filingsBrian Baker
≥6years on the filingsBuck Bryson
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
- $359k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $359k
- Contributions and grants received
- $258k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
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 | $252k | $231k | $21k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.