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SANDY SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC

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Plain text SANDY SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/520786018. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

APA Strategy Studio. (n.d.). SANDY SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2023–2024]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://strategystudio.org/org/520786018

MLA “SANDY SPRING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2023–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/520786018. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2023–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $680K · expenses $452K · assets $6.2M

Also known as
INC
EIN
52-0786018
Address
PO BOX 295, SANDY SPRING, MD 20860-0295
Website
WWW.SSVFD.COM
NTEE code
M24
Subsection
501(c)(4)
Ruling year
2023
Cross-check
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FIRE, RESCUE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES OF SANDY SPRING AND OLNEY MD. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND FIRE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Brendan Bonita FIRE/RESCUE CHIEF2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Hamatto PRESIDENT2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Joseph Aceto DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Linda Albrecht DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
John Lindner DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Mark Lauda DIRECTOR2023-2024 3 $0 reported 1
Gerald Adcock VICE PRESIDENT2023-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Stephanie Musgrove SECRETARY2024 15 $0 reported 1
Stephen Lamphier TREASURER2024 15 $0 reported 1
Herbert Leusch DIRECTOR2024 3 $0 reported 1
Daniel Gunn DIRECTOR2024 3 $0 reported 1
Steve Hamatto (former) President2023 15 $0 reported 1
Ryan Smet (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Ronald Pendleton (former) Director2023 3 $0 reported 1
Shannon Wade (former) Treasurer2023 15 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 149 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JENNIFER HAMATTO PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
GERALD ADCOCK VICE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHANIE MUSGROVE SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
STEPHEN LAMPHIER TREASURER15 $0$0$0 $01
BRENDAN BONITA FIRE/RESCUE CHIEF15 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH ACETO DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
MARK LAUDA DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
HERBERT LEUSCH DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL GUNN DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LINDNER DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA ALBRECHT DIRECTOR3 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 110 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVE HAMATTO President15 $0$0$0 $01
BRENDAN BONITA FIRE CHIEF15 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER HAMATTO Secretary15 $0$0$0 $01
JOSEPH ACETO Vice President15 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN SMET Director3 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA ALBRECHT Director3 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LINDNER Director3 $0$0$0 $01
MARK LAUDA Director3 $0$0$0 $01
RONALD PENDLETON Director3 $0$0$0 $01
SHANNON WADE Treasurer15 $0$0$0 $01
GERALD ADCOCK Director3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$679,889$451,805 $6,192,143$4,968,453 $328,655$0 $00149
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$828,160$464,560 $5,994,971$4,740,828 $575,578$0 $00110

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $100 in all, tax years 2018 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$100 2018$100
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $451,805 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,700 · events $130,611
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $183,151$183,151-- 40.5%
Other (as described)OPERATING EXPENSES $133,873$133,873-- 29.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $78,859$16,214$62,645- 17.5%
Benefits paid to members $22,326$22,326-- 4.9%
Fees: accounting $5,300-$5,300- 1.2%
Fees: legal $4,523-$4,523- 1.0%
Fees: investment management $4,052-$4,052- 0.9%
Other (as described)COMMUNICATION EXPENSE $3,923-$3,923- 0.9%
Other (as described)COPIER $3,297-$3,297- 0.7%
Other (as described)UNIFORMS $3,243$3,243-- 0.7%
Insurance $2,851-$2,851- 0.6%
All other expenses $2,507-$2,507- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $2,000$2,000-- 0.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,700$1,700-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $200-$200- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $124,133$51,752reported apart
Total$451,805100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $464,560 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,350 · events $91,845
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $238,685$238,685-- 51.4%
Other (as described)OPERATING EXPENSES $81,724$81,724-- 17.6%
Benefits paid to members $50,919$50,919-- 11.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $30,371-$30,371- 6.5%
Fees: accounting $20,850-$20,850- 4.5%
Other (as described)UNIFORMS $16,618$16,618-- 3.6%
Insurance $6,070-$6,070- 1.3%
Other (as described)COMMUNICATION EXPENSE $4,794-$4,794- 1.0%
Fees: investment management $3,870-$3,870- 0.8%
All other expenses $3,617-$3,617- 0.8%
Other (as described)COPIER $2,922-$2,922- 0.6%
Grants to US individuals $2,000$2,000-- 0.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,350$1,350-- 0.3%
Travel $770-$770- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $114,024$61,474reported apart
Total$464,560100%

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