2026-01-27T20:32:50-05:00 2025-09-30 990PF 2024-10-01 931622519 Friends of TFS Volunteer Fire Department Inc FRIE 4062493075 PO BOX 361 FORTINE MT 59918 TILLIE BUTTS PRESIDENT 4062493075 2026-01-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X 18535 X 7297 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17777 0 17777 25074 0 17777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 0 0 0 10662 0 0 10662 10805 0 0 10662 0 0 10805 0 0 10662 14269 0 17777 4266 18535 18535 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4266 18535 18535 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 4266 18535 4266 18535 4266 18535 4266 14269 18535 18535 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 false false false false false true MT true false false false false true NA TILLIE BUTTS 4062493075 PO BOX 361 FORTINE MT 59918 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false TILLIE BUTTS PO Box 137 Fortine MT 59918 PRESIDENT 15.00 0 0 0 ORA EASH PO BOX 556 TREGO MT 59934 EXEC V P 1.00 0 0 0 JUANITA SHANKLIN PO BOX 361 TREGP MT 59934 VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 KRISTINE MCMAHON PO BOX 85 TREGO MT 59934 SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 AMY ROBERTS PO BOX 64 TREGO MT 59934 TREASURER 8.00 0 0 0 NONE NONE Our largest project was to raise the funds and purchase Air Lift Bags which allows the fire department to lift a vehicle in a roll over accident and to lift beams that may fall during a fire to rescue victims. Valuable life saving tool. Raised funds through raffle auctions seeking donations Spring Fling dinner. Cost of Air Bags was $4000. There were expenses associated with each fund raiser that are recorded with that fund raiser. 4000 Our Firefighters often find themselves at the scene of an accident in their Private Owned Vehicles. This is dangerous when they are in civilian work clothes. To show their authority as First Responders and to give them visibility or their safety we purchased relective fire department yellow vest for each firefighter to carry in their private vehicle with other emergency equipment. Raised the funds at special events. Cost of vests was $$959 959 Our mission is to also educate the public about fire safety. We did this by hosting booths at the county fair a local event called Heritage Days and a local Rendevous Mountain Man celebration. These events included selling items and raffle tickets to cover cost and help support the other projects we did as well as demonstrate fire blankets fire extinquishers and escape routes to the public. We educated on battery safety and electrical safety. 707 After multiple 911 fire calls during power outages it became clear that our Trego Fire Station needed back up power. We raised $12,000 to purchase a generator and have it installed. With the permit systems that we are completing it didnt get completed but will be done by Jan. 2026. Funds are carried over to complete project. This will decrease response time during a power outage and can save lives. Cost will show next year. Generator purchased in Nov. 2025. All funds show in carry forward. 0 NO INVESTMENTS WE CHOOSE A PROJECT AND RAISE FUNDS TO ACCOMPLISH THAT GOAL ONE BY ONE. WE ARE VERY SMALL SO THE PROJECTS ARE MINIMAL WITH MINIMAL FINANCIAL NEEDS. OUR CARRY OVER IS ALREADY DESIGNATED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF PURCHASING SPECIFIC LIFE SAVING EQUIPMENT. WE ARENT LOOKING FOR INVESTMENTS AND ARE APPLYING TO HAVE OUR STATUS CHANGED TO PUBLIC SERVICE CHARITY RATHER THAN A FOUNDATION. 0 N A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10662 0 0 0 0 10662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10662 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE X NA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 420 0 0 0 Marty Raney Concert and auction 0 12 0 3232 Raffle of hand carved Train 0 12 0 592 Spring Fling Dinner 0 12 0 7637 Flea Market, Fair, special community events 0 12 0 612 0 0 0 0 0 12493 12493 9 A local restaurant offered their location and equipment for us to host a Bingo night and the funds went towards the purchase of safety vests for the firefighters. We sold nothing. Playing was free the restaurant offered gift cards to winners and we had a donation jar set out. Collected $420. 11(a) Marty Raney from the Discovery Channel TV Show Homestead Rescue was filming and offered to do a concert for us. We included auction items that were donated and snacks along with donations. The purpose was to raise funds for the Air Lift Bags. The turn out was great and made purchasing those life saving air bags a possibillity. 11(b) A lcoal carver donated a hand carved train to us during last years county fair. We auctioned it off throughout the year to apply all the proceeds towards our fire department and community projects. 11(c) Spring Fling this was a dinner dance auction to raise funds for the generator to put at the Fire station for power outages. The community was very generous as they realized the value of avoiding response time delays. This is life saving. It gave the community an opportunity to have dinner with firefighters and build commuity support and educate the community on all the fire department offers besides fighting fires. 11(d) Throughout the year we participate in numerous one day events such as a flea market a community historical event fair booth etc. These events incude selling raffle tickets and donated small items.We hand out promotional fire safety items and interact with the community to bring visibility to the fire department. Always have a donation jar out to support our fire department and our projects. false false false false false false false false false false OFFICE EXPENSES FOR SUPPLIES TAX FILING POSTAGE 471 0 0 471 PURCHASE OF AIR LIFT BAGS FOR THE FIRETRUCKS. COST OF $5000 5000 0 0 5000 FUND RAISER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY EVENTS 1214 0 0 1214 FOR CONTINUED RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF FIREFIGHTERS 393 0 0 393 PURCHASE FIRE DEPARTMENT REFLECTIVE FIRE VEST FOR EACH FIRE FIGHTER TO CARRY IN THEIR VEHICLES 959 0 0 959 SPRING FLING EXPENSES FOR EVENT TO PURCHASE GENERATOR FOR FIRE STATION DURING POWER OUTAGES 2625 0 0 2625 MARTY RANEY CONCERT INCLUDES FOOD AND AUCTION FOR AIR BAG PROJECT 4157 0 4157 SPRING FLING DINNER WITH MUSIC AND AUCTIONS 11242 0 11242 COMMUNITY FUND RAISERS: FAIR HERITAGE DAYS FLEA MARKETS ETC. 2378 0 2378