Vergas Fire Relief Association
Pension fund for voluteer firefighters
Vergas Fire Relief Association at a glance
In short: Vergas Fire Relief Association gave $111K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $111K). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,657
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $110,657
- Median grant
- $110,657
- Total assets
- $716,017
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Vergas Fire Relief Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Perham ($111K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $111K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Perham | — | $110,657 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $716,017 | $205,879 | $157,601 | $110,657 | 1 | $41,838 |
| 2024 | $667,739 | $130,536 | $70,955 | — | — | $36,585 |
| 2023 | $608,158 | $165,881 | $20,431 | — | — | $43,204 |
| 2022 | $462,708 | $20,073 | $111,411 | — | — | $-61,903 |
| 2021 | $554,046 | $142,247 | $25,940 | — | — | $42,240 |
| 2020 | $437,739 | $86,372 | $91,976 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $443,343 | $123,845 | $74,100 | — | — | — |
About Vergas Fire Relief Association
Based on IRS filings
Vergas Fire Relief Association is a public charity, based in Vergas, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $716K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $111K. Net investment income was $42K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vergas Fire Relief Association is led by Tyler Sazama, President on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tyler Sazama
President
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Craig Glawe
Trustee
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Nathan Hoffmann
Trustee
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Loren Urbach
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Andy Matzke
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Payton Lautenschlager
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Tyler Schmid (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Larry Hoffmann (2022–2023) — Cdh Representative
- Former: Dan Doyle (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: David Antonsen (2019–2021) — Executive Officio
- Former: Jeff Zitzow (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Raymond Sonnenberg (2019–2021) — Executive Officio
- Former: Nathan Thon (2019–2020) — President
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.
Frequently asked questions about Vergas Fire Relief Association
How much does Vergas Fire Relief Association give each year?
Vergas Fire Relief Association gave $111K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Vergas Fire Relief Association?
Vergas Fire Relief Association reported $716K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $206K.
What is Vergas Fire Relief Association's EIN?
Vergas Fire Relief Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-1669035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
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