Ligonier Valley Fire Companies
Donations deductibleLigonier Valley Fire Companies' network
12 people9 organisationsi12 people and 9 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
12 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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Miller | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| ED Hollick | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Larry Springer | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Maria Horner | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michael Dirinaldo | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Nicole Smithley | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Patrick McDowell | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Peter Fitzner | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert McDowell | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ralph K Bennett (also filed as Ralph Bennett) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ronald L Derk (also filed as Ronald Derk, Ronald Derk) | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| William Daugherty (also filed as Bill Daugherty) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 28 February 2026iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert McDowell | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Mark Ebberts | Vice President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Maria Horner | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Peter Fitzner | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Patrick McDowell | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Smithley | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Virginia Fitzner | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Josh Miller | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Judy Derk | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Glenn Cramer | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Michael Rinaldo | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Ed Hollick | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Ligonier Valley Fire Companies
- EIN
- 770710498
- Address
- Po Box 376, Ligonier, PA, 15658-0376
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Raise funds through direct campaign and grants for fire companies and public safety (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- M122 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
- 1 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Peter Fitzner (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsMaria Horner
≥7years on the filingsPatrick McDowell
≥7years on the filingsPeter Fitzner
≥7years on the filingsRobert McDowell
Latest return
year to 28 February 2026iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 28 February 2026. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $19k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $19k
- Contributions and grants received
- $325k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $307k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 16
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 | $274k | $272k | $2k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wilpen Fire Company of Ligonier | $68k | |
| Darlington Volunteer Fire Company | $68k | |
| Ligonier Volunteer Hose Co # 1 | $68k | |
| Ligonier TWP Volunteer Fire Dept #1 | $68k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Ligonier Valley Fire Companies likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 31 January 2008
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- Maria Horner Secretary
- Mark Ebberts Vice President
- Peter Fitzner Treasurer
- Peter M. Fitzner Governor
- Robert McDowell President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.