Nonprofit · EIN 46-0273350
CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
Tax-exempt · CUSTER, SD 57730
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $630,960 | $429,336 | $201,624 | $4,773,204 | $0 | $4,773,204 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $546,472 | $284,158 | $262,314 | $4,311,754 | $0 | $4,311,754 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $365,457 | $247,002 | $118,455 | $3,859,912 | $0 | $3,859,912 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $301,991
- of which government grants
- $294,173
- Program service revenue
- $32,689
- Investment income
- $258,160
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $200,755
- Other revenue
- $38,120
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $128,867
- Other salaries and wages
- $10,282
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $147,928
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,627
- Occupancy
- $49,198
- Depreciation
- $133,402
- Program services (functional)
- $374,806
- Management and general (functional)
- $54,530
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,311,754
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,773,204
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,773,204
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,564,311
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,119,310
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,101,889
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $671,315
- Gross receipts
- $630,960
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1929
- State of legal domicile
- SD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $32,016 |
| SELENA SPRING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $27,865 |
| BRANDON MATTSON | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $11,290 |
| MATTHEW WHITE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $8,161 |
| JIM LYON II | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $7,691 |
| MATT SPRING | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $7,097 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $6,334 |
| RODNEY VELDHUIZEN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $4,654 |
| BRANDON ZAPP | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $4,587 |
| JARED FILSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $4,475 |
| ANDREW BORK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,835 |
| TONY CRACKEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,004 |
| QUENTIN CORDELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,463 |
| JAMES BACHELOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,119 |
| QUINTIN GILG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $952 |
16 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTER RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $642 |
| SEAN SHIPP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $574 |
| DWAYNE SPRINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $555 |
| ISAIAH SAVERY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $400 |
| TIM PARSONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $338 |
| DARREN ARNDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $313 |
| ANTHONY GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $275 |
| ABIGAIL BOGGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $227 |
| JIM ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN BOLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANATAN BRAIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CUNNINGHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAT GIERLACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN LACEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALTON RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELENA SPRING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $21,424 |
| BRANDON MATTSON | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $7,432 |
| RODNEY VELDHUIZEN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $6,928 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $6,637 |
| MATT SPRING | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $5,537 |
| JIM LYON II | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $5,218 |
| MATTHEW WHITE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $4,697 |
| BRANDON ZAPP | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $3,903 |
| QUINTIN GILG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,041 |
| QUENTIN CORDELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,176 |
| DWAYNE SPRINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,661 |
| ABIGAIL BOGGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,307 |
| DARREN ARNDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $628 |
| JIM ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BACHELOR | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN BOLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW BORK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANATAN BRAIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TONY CRACKEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CUNNINGHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED FILSINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAT GIERLACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY GRAVES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN LACEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM PARSONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALTON RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISAIAH SAVERY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN SHIPP | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SELENA SPRING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $17,680 |
| MATT SPRING | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $8,210 |
| MATTHEW WHITE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $6,145 |
| JIM LYON II | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $5,934 |
| BRANDON ZAPP | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $5,799 |
| RODNEY VELDHUIZEN | CHAPLAIN Trustee or director | 2 | $3,635 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,627 |
| QUINTIN GILG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $2,448 |
| BRANDON MATTSON | CAPTAIN Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $2,101 |
| MATT GIERLACH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,036 |
| ASPEN HALL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,029 |
| TIM BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 |
| TONY CRACKEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $853 |
| DARREN ARNDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $837 |
| PAUL DITSCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $823 |
| DWAYNE SPRINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $787 |
| MICHAELA KRAFT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $685 |
| JIM ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL BEHLINGS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN BOLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANATAN BRAIA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CUNNINGHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN ESSER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM PARSONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DALTON RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER RICE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CODY SPRINGER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 823, CUSTER, SD 57730-0823
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MATTHEW WHITE, PO BOX 823, CUSTER, SD 577300823
- Signed the 990
- MATTHEW WHITE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (605) 673-4080
- Website
- CUSTERFIRE.COM
- Return prepared by
- KETEL THORSTENSON LLP
Mission
FIRE PROTECTION
Program accomplishments
- TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF THE CITY OF CUSTER AND CUSTER COUNTY BY PREVENTING OR MINIMIZING INJURY AND LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCIES, NATURAL OR PERSON CAUSED. THE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO APPROXIMATELY 242 CALLS IN 2025.Expenses $374,806 · revenue $32,689
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0273350
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Organization other than a public charity or private foundation
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,773,204
- Income (IRS master file)
- $630,960
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $630,960 | $429,336 | $4,773,204 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $546,472 | $284,158 | $4,311,754 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $365,457 | $247,002 | $3,859,912 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $369,433 | $200,914 | $3,171,795 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0273350).
Questions about CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
- What is the EIN of CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT is 46-0273350.
- Is CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1970.
- Are donations to CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Organization other than a public charity or private foundation).
- Which annual return does CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MATTHEW WHITE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 31 people; 23 received compensation from the organization, the highest $32,016 (TIM BEHLINGS, MEMBER).
- How much revenue does CUSTER CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $630,960, expenses of $429,336 and total assets of $4,773,204 at year end.
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