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US nonprofit · EIN 710530858 · Pine Bluff, ARiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 710530858) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code EO), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Highway 15 South Fire Department

Revenue
$137k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$100k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$292k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$292k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
8.0 years on average
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
John Vaukes
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2024. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2024 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
How am I connected?

Highway 15 South Fire Department's network

9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

9 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 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
John Vaukes ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Bryan McPhersonBoard Member2018
8 yrs
David MooreBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Leslie HumphreyTreasurer2019
7 yrs
Matthew JenningsCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Rick BillingsleyBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Ricky McDaniel (also filed as Rick McDaniel)Board Member2018
8 yrs
Ron PowellBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Trent JacksonBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Bryan McPhersonBoard Member2025
Desiree ShyBoard Member2025
John HowardBoard Member2025
John VailsBoard Member2025
Matthew JenningsBoard Member2025
Neil QuickBoard Member2025
Ricky McDanielBoard Member2025
Tina McDanielBoard Member2025
Vince StoneBoard Member2025

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John HowardBoard Member$0
Matthew JenningsBoard Member$0
Ricky McDanielBoard Member$0
Tina McDanielBoard Member$0
Bryan McPhersonBoard Member$0
Neil QuickBoard Member$0
Desiree ShyBoard Member$0
Vince StoneBoard Member$0
John VailsBoard Member$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Highway 15 South Fire Department
EIN
710530858
Address
9002 Crows Nest Dr, Pine Bluff, AR, 71603-9565
State
Arkansas
Mission
Firefighting, firefighter training, equipment acquisition and maintenance (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M60 Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1963
Principal officer
John Vails (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 2025
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2020
IRS Publication 78
EO

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsJohn Vaukes
≥8years on the filingsBryan McPherson
≥8years on the filingsMatthew Jennings
≥8years on the filingsRicky McDaniel

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
$292k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$292k
Contributions and grants received
$135k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0