USEPPA ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: USEPPA ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY INC (EIN 65-0327797)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-02-10
IRS object ID: 201410419349300426
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-02-10T08:52:06-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUGHES SNELL & CO PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1470 ROYAL PALM SQUARE BLVD	AddressLine1
City	FORT MYERS	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	339191049	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	650327797	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	USEPPA ISLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE CO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	USEP	NameControl
Phone	2392832343	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 640	AddressLine1
City	BOKEELIA	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	339220640	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RAY GEORGE JR	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2392832343	Phone
Date Signed	2014-01-25	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SHARON M THOMPSON	Name
Phone	2399392233	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-01-23	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	232626	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1981	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	FL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF USEPPA ISLAND IN LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	10	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	59295	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	0	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	232450	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	232450	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	271	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	176	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-6270	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	285746	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	232626	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	129536	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	160688	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	66660	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	113786	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	196196	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	274474	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	89550	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-41848	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	717141	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	672657	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1912	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	108	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	715229	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	672549	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF USEPPA ISLAND IN LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	226779	Expense
Revenue	232450	Revenue
Description	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS OF USEPPA ISLAND IN LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE LEE COUNTY PROPERTY TAX ROLL LISTS 116 PARCELS ON USEPPA ISLAND.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	226779	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	RAY GEORGE JR	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2392832343	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	8115 S MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	PO BOX 640	AddressLine2
City	BOKEELIA	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	339220640	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
RAY GEORGE JR
PRESIDENT	20.00	X	X	0	0	0
FRED BOOS
DIRECTOR	10.00	X		0	0	0
ROBERTA CARAWAY
TREASURER	15.00	X	X	0	0	0
TIM FITZSIMMONS
DIRECTOR	10.00	X		0	0	0
CAROL DOHERTY
DIRECTOR	10.00	X		0	0	0
BOB STEVENS
VICE PRESIDE	15.00	X	X	0	0	0
TONY COLGAN
SECRETARY	15.00	X	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	LEE COUNTY	Description
Total Revenue Column	232450	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	232450	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	232450	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	176	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$176	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	232626	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	232450	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$176	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140029	Total
Program Services	140029	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9582	Total
Program Services	9582	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11077	Total
Program Services	11077	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5378	Total
Management And General	5378	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26637	Total
Management And General	26637	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1109	Total
Management And General	1109	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5000	Total
Program Services	5000	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14571	Total
Management And General	14571	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19689	Total
Program Services	19689	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19530	Total
Program Services	19530	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
REMODELING	3920	3920
MOVING & STORAGE	3190	3190
VEHICLE	2552	2552
TELEPHONE	2412	2412

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9798	Total
Program Services	9798	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	274474	Total
Program Services	226779	ProgramServices
Management And General	47695	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	87723	BOY
EOY	144926	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	194410	BOY
EOY	111650	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	950488	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	534407	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	435008	BOY
EOY	416081	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	717141	BOY
EOY	672657	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1912	BOY
EOY	108	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1912	BOY
EOY	108	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	715229	BOY
EOY	672549	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	715229	BOY
EOY	672549	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	717141	BOY
EOY	672657	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-41848	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-832	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1250	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	250	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1400	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	59295	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	62195	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	193000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	306000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	232450	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	232450	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	232450	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1196350	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	194250	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	306250	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	233850	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	291745	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	232450	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1258545	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	1258545	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	215	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	185	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	142	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	271	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	176	CurrentTaxYear
Total	989	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	1259534	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	232450	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.99920	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.95200	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	159622	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	159622	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	290917	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	95109	Depreciation
Book Value	195808	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	499949	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	439298	Depreciation
Book Value	60651	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	416081	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE	Description
Amount	$108	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	108	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	EACH USEPPA ISLAND PROPERTY OWNER IS CONSIDERED A MEMBER AND HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	ONLY CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS OR THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	AN INDEPENDENT CPA REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD. EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY RENEWS THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -832