Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Waterloo, NE EIN: 82-4571089

Provide support and funding to the waterloo rural fire protection district #6 and the city of waterloo to aid in the training of fire and rescue volunteers and to provide needed equipment and resources.

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc at a glance

Total assets
$308,123
+47.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$200,671
-45.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$101,474
-69.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Waterloo

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $70K (2022) to $220K (2021). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $94K.

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
Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department Waterloo, NEPurchase of life saving equipment and operation of fire and rescue efforts$93,767
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$308,123$200,671$101,474——
2024$208,925$364,914$330,400——
2023$174,411$189,797$95,539$93,7671
2022$80,153$81,302$70,084$70,0001
2021$68,935$266,592$220,709$219,726Total only
2020$23,052$43,002$101,196——

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

About Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc

Based on IRS filings

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Waterloo, NE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $308K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc is led by Travis Harlow, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Travis Harlow

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Thurber

    Volunteer Firefighter

    Secretary & Treasurer → Volunteer Firefighter, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Korpela

    Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief

    Vice President → Volunteer Assistant Fire Chief, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc

How large is Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc?

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc reported $308K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $201K.

What is Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc?

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Waterloo, NE. It holds $308K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc operate?

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc has awarded grants in Nebraska.

What is Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc's EIN?

Waterloo Volunteer Fire and Rescue Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4571089. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 9, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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