North Dakota · Nonprofit
EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $173,965 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($125,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $84k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $174k
- Net assets
- $349k
What Emerado Rural Volunteer Fire Department Inc does
Mission
Local fire protection, rescue operations and training
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Program
The Emerado Volunteer Fire Department is a non-profit emergency response department that serves approximately 112 square miles within Grand Forks County, including the City of Emerado. Our agency responds to a wide variety of emergency calls for service including, but not limited to wild land grass fires, medical emergencies, technical rescues, motor vehicle accidents and structure fires. The Department functions utilizing contracts with the community for emergency services. The funds obtained are used towards maintenance and upkeep on its equipment, paying for its utilities and high fuel costs. The Department prides itself on its professionalism, resiliency and growth it has had since its inception in 1972.
$116,147 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $116,147.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Gerry Roach
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2019 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $125k → $12k.
From the IRS filings of EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC draws 72% of its grant income from funders outside North Dakota, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $174k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,931 public safety & disaster nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
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In North Dakota
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
97% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC?
- EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC (North Dakota) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $173,965 to it, the largest being OTTO BREMER TRUST ($125,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $173,965 in grants to EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC?
- OTTO BREMER TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $125,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EMERADO RURAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in North Dakota. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing