Nonprofit · EIN 81-1254850
NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $411,495 | $495,435 | -$83,940 | $390,177 | $48,372 | $341,805 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $488,444 | $586,621 | -$98,177 | $482,222 | $56,477 | $425,745 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $506,103 | $557,851 | -$51,748 | $571,228 | $47,306 | $523,922 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $341,588
- Membership dues
- $1,455
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $11,417
- Net income from fundraising events
- $37,785
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $705
- Other revenue
- $58,490
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $143,382
- Other salaries and wages
- $156,014
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $334,110
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,800
- Depreciation
- $14,550
- Program services (functional)
- $302,117
- Management and general (functional)
- $176,779
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,539
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $482,222
- Total assets, end of year
- $390,177
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $48,372
- Net assets, end of year
- $341,805
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $36,421
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $341,805
- Gross receipts
- $464,583
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA MURPHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $122,851 | $7,967 |
| THEODORE GRANT JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOROTHY MARKS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE D'ONOFRIO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MAGDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH JAMISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NORDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES VREELAND | VOLUNTEER LAISON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND BERMUDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK MAHANEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DOMINICK DERUBBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE TWICKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA KAVANAGH | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HODGENS | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BROWN | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $120,934 |
| PATRICIA MURPHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $4,808 |
| THEODORE GRANT JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOROTHY MARKS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL MAGDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JEANNE D'ONOFRIO | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH JAMISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NORDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAYMOND BERMUDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK MAHANEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOMINICK DERUBBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRUCE TWICKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA KAVANAGH | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN HODGENS | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES VREELAND | VOLUNTEER LAISON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BROWN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $125,000 |
| THEODORE GRANT JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DOROTHY MARKS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL MAGDA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SABRINA STAINBURN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JUDITH JAMISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM NORDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK STAHL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAYMOND BERMUDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK MAHANEY JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DOMINICK DERUBBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES VREELAND | VOLUNTEER LAISON Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA KAVANAGH | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN HODGENS | EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 278 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1405
- In care of
- % SARAH STRICKLAND
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 278 SPRING STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL MAGDA, 278 SPRING STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10013
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- PAUL A MAGDA, 278 SPRING STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
- Signed the 990
- PAUL MAGDA, TREASURER
- Phone
- (212) 691-1303
- Website
- WWW.NYCFIREMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM IS TO MAINTAIN PROPERTY, THE ART AND ARTIFACTS OF THE COLLECTION, TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF FIREFIGHTING, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION.
Program accomplishments
- TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF FIREFIGHTING HISTORY AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION.Expenses $302,117 · revenue $705
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-1254850
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $390,177
- Income (IRS master file)
- $464,583
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- November 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- October 22, 2016
- Reinstated
- Effective November 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $411,495 | $495,435 | $390,177 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $488,444 | $586,621 | $482,222 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $506,103 | $557,851 | $571,228 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $617,427 | $499,363 | $623,088 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: PAUL A MAGDA | June 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-1254850).
Questions about NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM is 81-1254850.
- Is NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on November 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective November 15, 2013.
- Are donations to NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM 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 NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAUL MAGDA.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $122,851 (PATRICIA MURPHY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK CITY FIRE MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $411,495, expenses of $495,435 and total assets of $390,177 at year end.
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