Blandon Fire Company Relief Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Blandon, PA EIN: 23-0414145

Social club and support of the Blandon Fire Company. Allow use of land and buildings for the township government, ambulance and fire company.

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association at a glance

In short: Blandon Fire Company Relief Association reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$2,300 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$80,154
+92.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$246,837
+13.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$210,126
-4.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Blandon Fire Company Relief Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Blandon

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6KTotal only2019 Total only2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $223 (2019) to $5K (2021). In 2025 it reported $2K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Blandon Fire Company Blandon, PAFirefighting$5,415
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$80,154$246,837$210,126$2,300Total only
2024$41,561$217,307$218,879——
2023$42,920$212,219$199,565——
2022$40,316$168,904$177,669——
2021$48,166$159,322$144,953$5,4151
2020$26,132$88,260$85,855$2,962Total only
2019$24,457$142,542$140,074$223Total only

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Blandon Fire Company Relief Association

Based on IRS filings

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association is a public charity, based in Blandon, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $80K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $2K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association is led by Jim Schoellkopf, President on every filing since 2019; 2 of 9 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jim Schoellkopf

    President

    On filings since 2019

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Schoellkopf III

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joppie Piri

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robin Rothermel

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Kemmerer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Weidner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Osting

    Secretary

    New Secretary → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $2K (2024) → $3K (2025)

  • Susan Hess

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $5K (2024) → $5K (2025)

  • Curtis Rhine

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Allyson Jones (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Susie Weidner (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Kenny Frankhouser (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Judy Volanski (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Mary Piri (2021–2023) — Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Rob Weidner (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Brian Sweitzer (2019) — Director
  • Former: Bruce Pflueger Jr. (2019) — Director
  • Former: Denise Phlueger (2019) — Secretary
  • Former: Kevin Simpson (2019) — Vice President
  • Former: Mark Seidt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sherri Kreisher (2019) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Susan Hess — Treasurer: $5KSusan HessTreasurer$5KErica Osting — Secretary: $3KErica OstingSecretary$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to Susan Hess (Treasurer). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Blandon Fire Company Relief Association

How much does Blandon Fire Company Relief Association give each year?

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association reported $2K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Blandon Fire Company Relief Association?

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association reported $80K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $247K.

Where does Blandon Fire Company Relief Association operate?

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Blandon Fire Company Relief Association's EIN?

Blandon Fire Company Relief Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-0414145. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 29, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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