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US nonprofit · EIN 710554767 · Conway, ARiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 710554767) - 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 March 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.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

Liberty Volunteer Fire Dept

Revenue
$168k
year to 31 March 2025
Expenses
$27k
year to 31 March 2025
Total assets
$717k
$443k liabilities
Net assets
$274k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.0 years on average
Staff
0
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
10
named in Part VII
Exemption reinstated on 15 August 2015. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 August 2015 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.
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Liberty Volunteer Fire Dept's network

9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 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 (2) 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amy FortnerCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Brandon SmithBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Cody MeltonTreasurer2022
4 yrs
David DouganBoard Member2019
7 yrs
James MitchellPresident2023
3 yrs
John FasonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Leanne GodfreyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Lonnie WaltersBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Matthew KelleyVice President2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

10 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Amy FortnerCompany secretarysince 2024
Brandon SmithBoard Membersince 2024
Cody MeltonBoard Membersince 2024
David DouganBoard Membersince 2024
James MitchellPresidentsince 2024
John FasonBoard Membersince 2024
Leanne GodfreyTreasurersince 2024
Lonnie WaltersBoard Membersince 2024
Matthew KelleyVice Presidentsince 2024
Michael HarknessFire Chiefsince 2024

Pay and hours

year to 31 March 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
David DouganBoard Member5$0
Cody MeltonBoard Member20$0
Michael HarknessFire Chief50$0
Amy FortnerSecretary20$0
Brandon SmithBoard Member10$0
John FasonBoard Member10$0
Lonnie WaltersBoard Member10$0
Leanne GodfreyTreasurer10$0
Matthew KelleyVice President20$0
James MitchellPresident20$0

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

About

Legal name
Liberty Volunteer Fire Dept
EIN
710554767
Address
562 Highway 64 E, Conway, AR, 72032-9422
State
Arkansas
Mission
To provide first responder and fire protection for the local fire district. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M24 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
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1981
IRS ruling date
1 March 2017
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
EO

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥7years on the filingsDavid Dougan
≥4years on the filingsCody Melton
≥3years on the filingsAmy Fortner
≥3years on the filingsBrandon Smith

Latest return

year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$717k
Total liabilities
$443k
Net assets or fund balances
$274k
Contributions and grants received
$167k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
0
Volunteers
10

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$154k$136k$18k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.