John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad
- Most recent reported revenue
- $498,712 FY 2024
- Median annual revenue, 2011–2025
- $383,104
- Years reported spending more than they took in
- 5 of 14 years reported
Clarke County has had four volunteer fire companies. One failed to reach a house fire near its own station in 2010, was audited, and was dissolved by a judge in 2013. Clarke then stood up its own department in 2014. This is the reported record of the three surviving companies.
Figures come from each company’s IRS Form 990 returns, filed under its legal name. The full year-by-year comparison, source records, and downloadable data are further down this page.
Enders, Boyce and Blue Ridge remain in service. Shenandoah Farms was dissolved in 2013, and the county established its own department in 2014.
The oldest of the three, and the one whose name belongs to a person.
The company dates the start of fire service in Berryville to 1883, when the town council bought a horse-drawn hook-and-ladder from a Philadelphia maker. The Berryville Fire Department was organized in March 1900 by the town council and by John H. Enders, a furniture dealer and undertaker.
SourceJohn H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad
Enders died on 23 June 1933. The company attaches its renaming to his death, though it does not date the renaming itself. Two years later a firehouse went up on East Main Street near the Enders funeral home; the company's account gives no street number, so which building that was is not settled here. By 1958 that East Main building had become town and police offices, and at some point the company moved to a four-bay firehouse on South Buckmarsh Street. Its own history does not say what year.
SourceJohn H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad
Before 1962 the company describes years of helping the local Red Cross move the sick and injured to hospital in a station wagon. The rescue squad formed in 1962, and the combined name followed. “The rescue squad served the whole county,” the company writes, “and as calls grew so did the need for an additional ambulance.” That is the company's account of what its squad covered then; nothing here describes where any company answers calls today. Which Red Cross chapter, and which hospital, the account does not say.
Began in a rented garage bay with a siren you could hear for miles.
On 17 July 1959 the Boyce Volunteer Fire Company began work in leased space at Garland Brown's service station on Route 340, with a five-horsepower siren that, the company says, could be heard for miles.
SourceBoyce Volunteer Fire Company
The company dates the dedication of its own station to 23 October 1960. A 2021 Clarke Monthly feature reports a fire hall opening in March 1961. Those may be two milestones or two accounts of one; both are recorded here and neither is treated as the other.
SourcesBoyce Volunteer Fire CompanyClarke Monthly, April 16, 2021
Medical capability arrived in stages. The company began non-transport medical response in 1992, decided to buy an ambulance in 1999, and began carrying patients in 2000 — forty-one years after it organized. That is a statement about one company's own capability and nothing more. The Berryville rescue squad dates from 1962 and, in that company's own account, served the whole county; how the two companies divided calls between them is not described anywhere here.
SourcesBoyce Volunteer Fire CompanyJohn H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad
In September 2018 the company voted to withdraw from the Clarke County Fire and Rescue Association, and a letter signed by nine members went out on 13 September. Its president told the Winchester Star the split was over differing approaches to working with the county, particularly budgeting.
Organized after a fire in which a member of the community was killed.
Blue Ridge is the one company whose own history says plainly why it exists. After a fire in 1975 in which a member of the community was killed, a group of men and women met in an old highway department building to discuss establishing a fire department. The person who died is not named in that account and is not named here.
SourceBlue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company
The company was chartered in 1976, with the Lord Fairfax Planning District and firefighters from surrounding communities involved. In 1977 the Virginia Department of Transportation leased it the building it had been meeting in, and the land under it — a lease, not a sale. The IRS recognized its exemption in June 1979.
SourcesBlue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue CompanyTaxExemptWorld, from the IRS Business Master File
By 1981 the company had funds enough to begin building. Members dedicated the new station on 12 June 1982, seven years after that first meeting.
The fourth company, and the one that is no longer there.
For part of this period Clarke County had four companies, not three. The fourth was Shenandoah Farms, and the reason we know it was counted among them is a named recollection: Matt Hoff, then president of the Boyce company and chairman of the county's fire commission, told the Winchester Star in 2018 that the county's Fire and Rescue Association formed in the late 1970s or early 1980s, when there were four volunteer fire companies in Clarke County, Shenandoah Farms among them. The supervisors wanted, he said, “one unifying voice rather than deal with four individual fire companies.”
SourceThe Winchester Star, October 25, 2018
When the company began has not been established. It is absent from the current IRS master file and from the federal revocation list, and none of the accounts reviewed here gives a founding year.
SourceThe Winchester Star, October 25, 2018
How it ended is the best-documented part. Reporting at the time says community dissatisfaction surfaced in 2010, after the company failed to respond adequately to a house fire near its own station, and that complaints about financial irregularities led the two counties it served to commission an audit. That audit was reported complete in June 2011, its author classifying what it found as either malfeasance or misfeasance. Both counties withheld public funds until Warren County's fire department took over reviewing and approving invoices, while money the company raised itself stayed outside county oversight. A law-enforcement investigation followed; as of a June 2013 report it had produced no criminal charges. No individual is named in any of that reporting, and none is named here.
SourceThe Northern Virginia Daily, June 17, 2013
The boards of supervisors of Warren and Clarke counties adopted a joint resolution, at separate meetings the same afternoon, dissolving the company and directing Warren County's fire department to take the station and cover an area “that spans both counties.” County attorneys went to court to preserve engines bought with public money. The two later accounts date the resolution to 18 June 2013, and the state firefighters' association dates career staffing at the station from that day, around the clock into November 2013; by September 2014 that had settled to weekdays, with volunteers covering the rest.
SourcesThe Northern Virginia Daily, June 17, 2013The Northern Virginia Daily, August 13, 2013Virginia State Firefighters Association, September 22, 2014
In August 2013 a judge of the Clarke County Circuit Court signed an order confirming the dissolution and appointing a receiver to wind up the company's affairs. No one from the former company appeared to contest it.
Clarke answers calls with volunteers, county staff, and a company payroll of its own.
Clarke County describes itself as served by three volunteer fire and rescue companies, with county-employed professional firefighters and EMTs alongside them. In 2019 it counted 132 volunteers across the three companies and 20 paid staff; it now states 30.
SourcesClarke County, VirginiaVirginia Association of Counties, July 2019
In 2014 the Board of Supervisors created the Clarke County Department of Fire, EMS and Emergency Management, with a director running day-to-day operations, supervising staff and overseeing the budget. By July 2019 the county described itself as employing seven full-time and thirteen part-time professional firefighters and EMTs alongside its volunteers, and as having applied for five more through the federal SAFER grant program.
SourceVirginia Association of Counties, July 2019
The county now states that it employs sixteen full-time and fourteen part-time professional firefighters and EMTs. Set against the 2019 figures, full-time county staffing has more than doubled, from seven to sixteen, and the combined head count has gone from twenty to thirty. These are counts of people, not payroll dollars: no source here gives what any of it costs. What the two statements also do not give is a first hire, and the 2014 department is the earliest fixed point on this page.
SourcesClarke County, VirginiaVirginia Association of Counties, July 2019
The volunteers are counted too. As of 31 March 2019 the county recorded 132 volunteers across the three companies — 93 who ran emergency calls and 39 associate members handling administration and fundraising. Boyce separately says its own career staff are paid mainly from the company's fundraising and donations. That is a different employer from the county, and those people are not counted in the county's figures here.
SourcesVirginia Association of Counties, July 2019Boyce Volunteer Fire Company
Key dates in the companies’ histories and the development of the county department. Conflicting dates are noted.
1883Berryville
The Berryville town council buys a horse-drawn hook-and-ladder from a Philadelphia maker. The company dates the start of fire service in the town to this purchase.
March 1900Enders
The town council and John H. Enders organize the Berryville Fire Department.
23 June 1933Enders
John H. Enders dies in Berryville. The company attaches its renaming to his death.
1935Enders
A firehouse is built on East Main Street, near the Enders funeral home.
1958Enders
The East Main building comes into use as town and police offices.
17 July 1959Boyce
The Boyce company begins in leased space at a Route 340 service station, with a five-horsepower siren.
23 October 1960Boyce
The company dedicates its station. A later news feature reports a fire hall opening in March 1961; both dates stand.
SourcesBoyce Volunteer Fire CompanyClarke Monthly, April 16, 2021
1962Enders
A rescue squad forms and the combined name is adopted, after years of moving the sick and injured for the Red Cross in a station wagon. In the company's account the squad served the whole county.
1975Blue Ridge
After a fire in which a member of the community is killed, men and women meet in an old highway department building to discuss a fire department.
1976Blue Ridge
The company is chartered.
1977Blue Ridge
The Virginia Department of Transportation leases the company its building and the land under it.
June 1979Blue Ridge
The IRS recognises the company's exemption.
late 1970s or early 1980sCounty
The Clarke County Fire and Rescue Association forms, when there are four volunteer companies in the county — Shenandoah Farms among them.
12 June 1982Blue Ridge
Members dedicate the new Blue Ridge station.
1992Boyce
Boyce begins non-transport medical response.
2000Boyce
Boyce begins carrying patients, forty-one years after the company organized.
2010Shenandoah Farms
Dissatisfaction surfaces after the company fails to respond adequately to a house fire near its own station.
June 2011Shenandoah Farms
An audit commissioned by the two counties is completed. Its author classifies what it found as malfeasance or misfeasance. Both counties withhold public funds pending outside review of invoices.
18 June 2013Shenandoah Farms
Warren and Clarke supervisors adopt a joint resolution dissolving the company, dated to this day by the two later accounts. Paid Warren County crews take the station and staff it around the clock.
SourcesThe Northern Virginia Daily, June 17, 2013The Northern Virginia Daily, August 13, 2013Virginia State Firefighters Association, September 22, 2014
August 2013Shenandoah Farms
A Clarke County Circuit Court judge signs an order confirming the dissolution and appointing a receiver.
November 2013Shenandoah Farms
Round-the-clock career staffing at the station ends; by September 2014 it is weekdays, with volunteers covering the rest.
SourceVirginia State Firefighters Association, September 22, 2014
2014County
The Board of Supervisors creates the Clarke County Department of Fire, EMS and Emergency Management.
13 September 2018Boyce
The Boyce company withdraws from the Fire and Rescue Association in a letter signed by nine members, over differing approaches to working with the county.
July 2019County
The county describes seven full-time and thirteen part-time paid firefighters and EMTs, 132 volunteers across three companies, and an application for five more career staff.
September 2026County
The county states it is served by three volunteer companies and employs sixteen full-time and fourteen part-time professional firefighters and EMTs.
SourceClarke County, Virginia
Three of the five accounts here are the companies' own histories of themselves. An institution is a reasonable witness to what it says about its own past, and none of these has been set against a charter, a minute book or a contemporary newspaper.
Only one company describes an area it covered: the Enders company writes that its rescue squad served the whole county, which is its account of the past and not a statement about where anyone answers calls today. Present-day response areas and mutual-aid boundaries are not described anywhere on this page.
The Shenandoah Farms audit and the court order have not been read. What this page has is dated reporting about both, which is a weaker thing. No individual is named in connection with any financial irregularity.
Nothing here surveys fire protection across the whole county, and none of these accounts sets out to. The 1883 hook-and-ladder is the earliest apparatus these accounts record.
John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad
An institution writing its own history. No charter, minute book or contemporary newspaper has been read against it.
Boyce Volunteer Fire Company
An institution writing its own history. The Town of Boyce newsletter repeats these dates and draws them from here, so it is not a second witness.
Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company
An institution writing its own history. The company's own account names its 1976 charter as Blue Ridge Fire Company Inc., which differs slightly from both the corporate name in the IRS record and the name the company uses today.
The Winchester Star
Matt Hoff, then president of the Boyce company and chairman of the county's fire commission, recalling in 2018 how the association began. A recollection reported at the time, not a contemporary record of the founding.
The Northern Virginia Daily
The reporting quotes a press release issued jointly by the two counties. Neither the audit nor the resolution itself has been read here. It was published on 17 June 2013 and describes the action as taken on a Tuesday; the two later accounts both date the resolution to 18 June, and that is the date used here.
The Northern Virginia Daily
The court order itself has not been read. The article reports the judge signed it on the Wednesday before publication, which was 7 August 2013; that date is worked out from the article rather than printed in it.
Virginia State Firefighters Association
This account draws on the same newspaper reporting used elsewhere on this page, so it is not an independent witness to the dissolution. It is the source for what happened at the station afterwards: it dates round-the-clock career staffing from 18 June 2013 through November, and describes the weekday pattern in place by September 2014.
Clarke County, Virginia
Read on 10 September 2026. A snapshot of what the county says now, carrying no date for when paid staffing began.
Virginia Association of Counties
Written to recruit a county administrator, so it describes the county as it stood in 2019 and does not set out to be a history.
Clarke Monthly
Reports a fire hall opening in March 1961. The company's own account dates a dedication to October 1960. Both are kept; a dedication and an opening may be two milestones or two accounts of one.
TaxExemptWorld, from the IRS Business Master File
A ruling date is the month the IRS recognized an exemption. It is not a founding date and not an incorporation date.
Compare annual revenue and expenses for Enders, Boyce and Blue Ridge. The figures come from their IRS returns and published summaries of IRS data. County staffing costs and the former Shenandoah Farms company are not included.
Compare what these organizations reported to the IRS: revenue, expenses, surplus or deficit, categories, and year-end balances. Pick the organizations and years, switch between the chart and the table, and download the selected figures with their sources. Showing revenue and expenses for all 3 organizations, 2011 to 2025.
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| Organization | Fiscal year | Measure | Amount | Period end | Form | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2011 | Total revenue | $347,784 | December 2011 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2011 | Total expenses | $322,852 | December 2011 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2012 | Total revenue | $241,824 | December 2012 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2012 | Total expenses | $349,846 | December 2012 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2013 | Total revenue | $363,951 | December 2013 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2013 | Total expenses | $349,286 | December 2013 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2014 | Total revenue | $402,257 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2014 | Total expenses | $313,875 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2015 | Total revenue | $228,799 | December 2015 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2015 | Total expenses | $293,578 | December 2015 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2016 | Total revenue | $240,949 | December 2016 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2016].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2016 | Total expenses | $276,328 | December 2016 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2016].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2017 | Total revenue | $285,840 | December 2017 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2017].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2017 | Total expenses | $346,823 | December 2017 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2017].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2018 | Total revenue | $265,722.73 | December 2018 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. Form 990 for tax period 201812, Part I line 12, matched against Part VIII line 12. Read from the filed return. The document was supplied by the site owner and its pages were inspected by the reviewing architect; this project has not opened the file. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2018 | Total expenses | $282,997.49 | December 2018 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. Form 990 for tax period 201812, Part I line 18, matched against Part IX line 25. Read from the filed return. The document was supplied by the site owner and its pages were inspected by the reviewing architect; this project has not opened the file. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2019 | Total revenue | $455,361 | December 2019 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. Form 990 for tax period 201912, Part I line 12, matched against Part VIII line 12. Read from the filed return. The document was supplied by the site owner and its pages were inspected by the reviewing architect; this project has not opened the file. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2019 | Total expenses | $311,570 | December 2019 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. Form 990 for tax period 201912, Part I line 18, matched against Part IX line 25. Read from the filed return. The document was supplied by the site owner and its pages were inspected by the reviewing architect; this project has not opened the file. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2020 | Total revenue | $640,579 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totrevenue No direct document link for this filing. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2020 | Total expenses | $456,631 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totfuncexpns No direct document link for this filing. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2021 | Total revenue | $610,399 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2021 | Total expenses | $295,177 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/546041675.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2022 | Total revenue | $573,429 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202333229349300508.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2022 | Total expenses | $385,477 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202333229349300508.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2023 | Total revenue | $697,731 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202403199349303080.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2023 | Total expenses | $433,649 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202403199349303080.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2024 | Total revenue | $498,712 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202543219349328389.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2024 | Total expenses | $420,800 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202543219349328389.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2025 | Total revenue | Not available in this comparison | not recorded | not recorded | No return found for this year in the sources checked. Whether one was filed, is on extension, or is simply not yet published is not known. |
| John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | 2025 | Total expenses | Not available in this comparison | not recorded | not recorded | No return found for this year in the sources checked. Whether one was filed, is on extension, or is simply not yet published is not known. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2011 | Total revenue | $290,157 | December 2011 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2011 | Total expenses | $427,449 | December 2011 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2012 | Total revenue | $331,318 | December 2012 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2012 | Total expenses | $343,606 | December 2012 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2013 | Total revenue | $304,219 | December 2013 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2013 | Total expenses | $330,736 | December 2013 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2014 | Total revenue | $246,639 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2014 | Total expenses | $242,430 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2015 | Total revenue | $358,766 | December 2015 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2015 | Total expenses | $333,731 | December 2015 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2016 | Total revenue | $299,404 | December 2016 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201722299349300427.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2016 | Total expenses | $303,967 | December 2016 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201722299349300427.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2017 | Total revenue | $476,658 | December 2017 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201842189349300324.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2017 | Total expenses | $361,793 | December 2017 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201842189349300324.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2018 | Total revenue | $312,771 | December 2018 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2018].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2018 | Total expenses | $346,021 | December 2018 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2018].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2019 | Total revenue | $272,707 | December 2019 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2019].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2019 | Total expenses | $317,869 | December 2019 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2019].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2020 | Total revenue | $360,860 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totrevenue No direct document link for this filing. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2020 | Total expenses | $273,236 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totfuncexpns No direct document link for this filing. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2021 | Total revenue | $578,224 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2021 | Total expenses | $326,896 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/541716323.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2022 | Total revenue | $540,810 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202343199349314564.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2022 | Total expenses | $275,364 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202343199349314564.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2023 | Total revenue | $482,231 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202403169349300700.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2023 | Total expenses | $386,267 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202403169349300700.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2024 | Total revenue | $381,926 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202543189349313199.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2024 | Total expenses | $513,070 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202543189349313199.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2025 | Total revenue | Not available in this comparison | not recorded | not recorded | No return found for this year in the sources checked. Whether one was filed, is on extension, or is simply not yet published is not known. |
| Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | 2025 | Total expenses | Not available in this comparison | not recorded | not recorded | No return found for this year in the sources checked. Whether one was filed, is on extension, or is simply not yet published is not known. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2011 | Total revenue | $153,937 | December 2011 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2011 | Total expenses | $138,627 | December 2011 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2011].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2012 | Total revenue | $142,369 | December 2012 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2012 | Total expenses | $133,237 | December 2012 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2012].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2013 | Total revenue | $178,431 | December 2013 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2013 | Total expenses | $122,452 | December 2013 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2013].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2014 | Total revenue | $302,279 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2014 | Total expenses | $152,471 | December 2014 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2014].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2015 | Total revenue | $147,079 | December 2015 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2015 | Total expenses | $196,517 | December 2015 | 990-EZ | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2015].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2016 | Total revenue | $343,584 | December 2016 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201701389349300215.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2016 | Total expenses | $191,493 | December 2016 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201701389349300215.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2017 | Total revenue | $587,297 | December 2017 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201821519349300112.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2017 | Total expenses | $294,469 | December 2017 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/201821519349300112.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2018 | Total revenue | $206,991 | December 2018 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2018].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2018 | Total expenses | $335,725 | December 2018 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2018].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2019 | Total revenue | $349,362 | December 2019 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2019].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2019 | Total expenses | $308,015 | December 2019 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2019].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2020 | Total revenue | $189,977 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totrevenue No direct document link for this filing. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2020 | Total expenses | $197,162 | December 2020 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2020].totfuncexpns No direct document link for this filing. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2021 | Total revenue | $253,595 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totrevenue Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2021 | Total expenses | $217,324 | December 2021 | 990 | Published summaryTaken from a published summary of the IRS data, not checked line by line against the return. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer API v2, organizations/510209846.json, filings_with_data[tax_prd_yr=2021].totfuncexpns Return PDF for this same filing — the amount above was taken from the summary, not read from this PDF. |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2022 | Total revenue | $188,001 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202303149349305860.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2022 | Total expenses | $210,095 | December 2022 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202303149349305860.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2023 | Total revenue | $247,023 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202402019349301105.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2023 | Total expenses | $197,317 | December 2023 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202402019349301105.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2024 | Total revenue | $249,275 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202523189349303722.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2024 | Total expenses | $253,572 | December 2024 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202523189349303722.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2025 | Total revenue | $279,149 | December 2025 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202621679349301342.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalRevenueGrp/TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company | 2025 | Total expenses | $303,675 | December 2025 | 990 | Filed returnRead from the return this organization filed with the IRS. returns/202621679349301342.xml :: ReturnData/IRS990/TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp/TotalAmt |
Each row's source detail names the filing and the line it was read from. Both are in the downloadable file.
Every county figure here is money proposed or appropriated for the county's 2027 fiscal year. None of it is a record of money actually spent, and none of it belongs beside what a company reported on its own return: the two count different things.
FY2027 budget development. The Finance Committee reviewed options for implementing the Fire Rescue Advisory Group's recommended staffing plan: five new full-time county employees PLUS AN ANNUAL PAYMENT TO BOYCE FIRE COMPANY OF $332,000, or twelve new county employees if the county provided staffing at Boyce directly.
A citizen representing the Boyce Volunteer Fire Company spoke at the 13 April 2026 public hearing in favour of continuing the company's current model rather than staffing that station with full-time county personnel. The Board then directed staff to prepare a second budget version based on applying for SAFER grant funding for five new firefighter positions instead of the twelve in the placeholder.
The Board added a $360,000 revenue and expenditure appropriation for a SAFER grant (17 March 2026). The Finance Committee added $52,800 in capital for Fire-Rescue equipment contingent on the county hiring twelve new staff with that grant, funded the Blue Ridge Fire Company's capital request, and declined a new Chief vehicle, saving $25,000.
These are the amounts each organization reported on its own annual return. They are not the total cost of the service it provides: volunteer time, staff employed by someone else, mutual aid and equipment bought by others sit outside them. Nothing here scores or orders the organizations.
Coverage is uneven. Of 45 organization-years, 16 are read from the filed return, 27 come from a published summary of the IRS data that has not been checked against the return, 0 exist only as a scanned PDF that has not been read, and 2 have no return located. A year read from a return and a year read from a summary are different kinds of evidence.
The categories shown are the ones this comparison holds, not every line on a return. A missing figure is named in words and breaks the chart line; a reported zero is shown as $0 with the evidence behind it.
This table scrolls sideways on a narrow screen. The measure name stays fixed on the left.
| Measure | John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | As reported on the filing. Revenue less expenses is worked out from the two rows above it. | ||
| Total revenue | $498,712 | $381,926 | $249,275 |
| Total expenses | $420,800 | $513,070 | $253,572 |
| Revenue less expensesworked out from the two rows above, not a reported line | $77,912 | −$131,144 | −$4,297 |
| Revenue categories | Parts of total revenue, as separately reported. This is the detail held for this comparison, not every line on the return. | ||
| Contributions, gifts and grants | $446,147 | $190,032 | $208,475 |
| of which: government grantsreported separately on the return | $296,852 | $97,736 | $168,360 |
| Program service revenue | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison |
| Investment income | $12,125 | $828 | $1,001 |
| Membership dues | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison |
| Royalties | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison |
| Other revenue | Not available in this comparison | $1,076 | Not available in this comparison |
| Gaming | Three different presentations of one activity. The NET row is what enters total revenue; adding the gross row to the total would count the activity twice. | ||
| Gross gaming receiptsgross | Not available in this comparison | $1,441,263 | Not available in this comparison |
| Less: direct gaming expensesdirect cost | Not available in this comparison | $1,216,513 | Not available in this comparison |
| Net gaming incomenet - this is the figure inside total revenue | Not available in this comparison | $224,750 | Not available in this comparison |
| Fundraising events | The same three presentations as gaming. Separate from the fundraising EXPENSE function further down. | ||
| Gross fundraising receiptsgross | $114,757 | $5,931 | $15,527 |
| Less: direct fundraising expensesdirect cost | $75,067 | $53,252 | $5,822 |
| Net fundraising incomenet - this is the figure inside total revenue | $39,690 | −$47,321 | $9,705 |
| Expenses by natural category | Natural categories say WHAT was bought. They are another way of splitting the same total expenses as the functional section, and the two are never added together. | ||
| Other salaries and wagesPart IX line 7. “Other” means other than the officer compensation on line 5, shown below; the two do not overlap. | Not available in this comparison | $166,855 | Not available in this comparison |
| Compensation of current officers, directors and key employeesPart IX line 5 | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison |
| Payroll taxes | Not available in this comparison | $13,028 | Not available in this comparison |
| Fees for professional fundraising servicesa natural category, NOT the fundraising function | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison |
| Occupancy | $32,445 | $74,817 | $26,017 |
| Insurance | Not available in this comparison | $8,780 | Not available in this comparison |
| Depreciation | $191,361 | $127,402 | $114,907 |
| Interest | $2,360 | $8,954 | $3,392 |
| Office expenses | $3,827 | $7,746 | $2,507 |
| All other expenses | $507 | $16,442 | $5,769 |
| Expenses by function | Functional categories say WHY. The same total expenses split a second way; where an original return is held these three add up to total expenses. | ||
| Program servicesPart IX column B | $415,978 | $464,364 | $243,703 |
| Management and generalPart IX column C | $4,822 | $31,519 | $9,869 |
| FundraisingPart IX column D | $0Reported as zero in the filed return. | $17,187 | $0Reported as zero in the filed return. |
| Financial position, year end | Balance-sheet measures as reported. | ||
| Total assets | $1,687,975 | $1,755,610 | $978,176 |
| Total liabilities | $58,406 | $177,990 | $196,191 |
| Net assets | $1,629,569 | $1,577,620 | $781,985 |
Figures come from the company’s filed return when available, or from a published summary of IRS data.
Select a figure to see its source and line reference. Source details are also included in the download.
Annual revenue is listed below. Missing figures are labeled; they do not mean revenue was zero.
| Fiscal year | John H. Enders Fire Company & Rescue Squad | Boyce Volunteer Fire Company | Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $347,784 | $290,157 | $153,937 |
| 2012 | $241,824 | $331,318 | $142,369 |
| 2013 | $363,951 | $304,219 | $178,431 |
| 2014 | $402,257 | $246,639 | $302,279 |
| 2015 | $228,799 | $358,766 | $147,079 |
| 2016 | $240,949 | $299,404 | $343,584 |
| 2017 | $285,840 | $476,658 | $587,297 |
| 2018 | $265,722.73 | $312,771 | $206,991 |
| 2019 | $455,361 | $272,707 | $349,362 |
| 2020 | $640,579 | $360,860 | $189,977 |
| 2021 | $610,399 | $578,224 | $253,595 |
| 2022 | $573,429 | $540,810 | $188,001 |
| 2023 | $697,731 | $482,231 | $247,023 |
| 2024 | $498,712 | $381,926 | $249,275 |
| 2025 | Not available in this comparison | Not available in this comparison | $279,149 |
Every county figure here is money proposed or appropriated for the county's 2027 fiscal year. None of it is a record of money actually spent, and none of it belongs beside what a company reported on its own return: the two count different things.
FY2027 budget development. The Finance Committee reviewed options for implementing the Fire Rescue Advisory Group's recommended staffing plan: five new full-time county employees PLUS AN ANNUAL PAYMENT TO BOYCE FIRE COMPANY OF $332,000, or twelve new county employees if the county provided staffing at Boyce directly.
A citizen representing the Boyce Volunteer Fire Company spoke at the 13 April 2026 public hearing in favour of continuing the company's current model rather than staffing that station with full-time county personnel. The Board then directed staff to prepare a second budget version based on applying for SAFER grant funding for five new firefighter positions instead of the twelve in the placeholder.
The Board added a $360,000 revenue and expenditure appropriation for a SAFER grant (17 March 2026). The Finance Committee added $52,800 in capital for Fire-Rescue equipment contingent on the county hiring twelve new staff with that grant, funded the Blue Ridge Fire Company's capital request, and declined a new Chief vehicle, saving $25,000.
This compares what three corporations reported on their own annual returns. It is not the total cost of fire and rescue service in Clarke County, and it says nothing about how well any company serves the community. Volunteer time, county-employed staff, mutual aid and equipment bought by others are all outside it.
Coverage is uneven, and the table says so year by year. Of 45 company-years in this window, 16 are read from the return the company filed, 27 come from a published summary of the IRS data that has not been checked line by line against the return, 0 exist only as a scanned PDF that has not been read, and 2 have no return located at all.
The category detail here is what this comparison holds, not every line on a return. A blank is never a zero: where a figure is missing the table says so in words. Where a figure is zero it is shown as $0 with the evidence behind that zero — whether it was read from the filed return, or taken from a published summary and not checked against the return. Comparing two companies in a year where one is read from its return and the other from a summary is comparing two different kinds of evidence.
Figures come from IRS Form 990 returns, which are public records. Nothing on this page is an allegation, a ranking or an assessment of any company, and no efficiency or quality score is calculated anywhere in it.