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← FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,681,702
Total expenses
$1,043,059
Contributions and grants received
$1,648,860
Grants paid
$133,247
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$98,767
Other revenue
-$65,925
Total assets, end of year
$9,034,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,326,487
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,708,363
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$752,094
Management and general expenses
$74,187
Fundraising expenses
$216,778
Program service expenses (Part III)
$752,094

Program services were 72.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $624,742

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,024,118

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $92,664

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $58,678 · excluded $58,678

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $40,089

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $40,089

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $40,089 · excluded $40,089

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $72,312

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $624,742

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $294,682

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$222,370 · excluded -$222,370

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $2,362,253

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $2,205,808

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $156,445 · unrelated business $146,341 · excluded $10,104

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $5,143 · program services $5,143

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $128,104 · program services $128,104

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $181,074 · program services $117,335 · management and general $11,857 · fundraising $51,882

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $66,314 · program services $19,011 · management and general $7,568 · fundraising $39,735

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $18,667 · program services $10,193 · management and general $1,456 · fundraising $7,018

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $28,390 · program services $25,010 · fundraising $3,380

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,869 · management and general $39,004 · fundraising $16,865

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,185 · program services $3,655 · fundraising $7,530

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $50,212 · program services $7,117 · management and general $2,445 · fundraising $40,650

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,446 · program services $3,836 · management and general $1,610

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,452 · program services $18,452

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,528 · program services $11,008 · management and general $600 · fundraising $10,920

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,044 · program services $2,920 · management and general $2,212 · fundraising $6,912

  • 20 · Interest

    total $129,043 · program services $128,116 · management and general $417 · fundraising $510

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $168,244 · program services $168,244

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,742 · management and general $6,715 · fundraising $27

  • 24a · Other expenses: FURNISHINGS

    total $102,542 · program services $102,542

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISC GAMBLING EXPENSES

    total $30,950 · fundraising $30,950

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $2,110 · program services $1,408 · management and general $303 · fundraising $399

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,822,152 · end of year $2,277,148

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,149 · end of year $87,320

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $79,124 · end of year $42,541

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $80 · end of year $40

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $6,160,458

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $194,222

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,605,694 · end of year $5,966,236

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $580,119 · end of year $661,565

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,558 · end of year $83,155

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,243,332

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,122,651 · end of year $4,708,363

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,004,109 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING IS TO SUPPORT BURN AND TRAUMA SURVIVORS THROUGH DIRECT EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT AT THE TIME THEY MOST NEED IT. FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING PROVIDES INNOVATIVE AND HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT BURN SURVIVORS, FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A VARIETY OF WAYS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORT BURN AND TRAUMA SURVIVORS THROUGH DIRECT EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

  • ON AVERAGE, NEARLY 7,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE TREATED FOR SEVERE BURNS AND BURN TRAUMA EACH YEAR IN THE TWIN CITIES ALONE. RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT DEMAND FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR FAMILIES OF BURN AND TRAUMA VICTIMS, AS WELL AS THE LIMITED RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALING CARE NEEDED AFTER DISCHARGE, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED THE TRANSITIONAL HEALING CENTER IN FEBRUARY 2023, LOCATED AT 816 PORTLAND AVE. S, SUITE 200, MINNEAPOLIS, MN (STILL JUST ONE BLOCK FROM HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE). THIS FIRST OF ITS KIND SPACE INCLUDES 12 SUITES, EACH WITH A FULL KITCHEN, PRIVATE BATHROOM AND IN SUITE LAUNDRY, AND IS CONNECTED BY THE MINNEAPOLIS SKYWAY SYSTEM TO HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE.ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION, THE TRANSITIONAL HEALING CENTER HAS PROGRAM SPACE TO COMPLEMENT EXISTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY AREA HEALTH SYSTEMS, THERAPY ROOMS FOR PATIENTS, AND SOCIAL GATHERING SPACES, INCLUDING A COMMON KITCHEN AND DINING AREA, LOUNGE, AND OUTDOOR PATIO FOR FAMILIES TO ENGAGE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THIS CENTER ADDRESSES THE OFTEN OVERLOOKED NEED FOR ONGOING CARE, FOR BURN SURVIVORS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, IN THE WEEKS, MONTHS AND YEARS FOLLOWING A BURN TRAUMA.IN 2023, FIREFIGHTERS FOR HEALING PROVIDED SERVICES TO 1,570 INDIVIDUALS FROM 314 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 2,112 NIGHTS OF SHELTER FROM 64 FAMILIES.

    Expenses $551,799 · Grants $3,476

  • CAMP RED (CAMP REALIZE EVERY DREAM) IS AN OVERNIGHT CAMP FOR BURN SURVIVORS BETWEEN 6 - 16 YEARS OF AGE WHO WANT TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE BEYOND THE SCARS AND TO BE KIDS. CAMP RED OFFERS A VARIETY OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SETTING, INCLUDING CANOEING, ARCHERY, TRUST, SWIMMING, BOATING, HORSEBACK RIDING AND MORE. IN 2023, CAMP RED HOSTED MORE THAN 180 CAMPERS.

    Expenses $137,283 · Grants $88,643

  • FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AID OUTSIDE OF INSURANCE TO REGIONAL BURN UNITS, BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES WITH TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT STAYS IN HOTELS, BASIC TOILETRIES, AND ESSENTIALS WHILE THEIR LOVED ONES ARE BEING TREATED FOR BURN INJURIES AT TWIN CITIES HOSPITALS.

    Expenses $25,953 · Grants $15,265

  • SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS' THERAPEUTIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN GET BACK TO DOING THEIR JOB. FINANCING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS.

    Expenses $37,059 · Grants $25,863

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jacob Laferriere

    PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $98,637
    From this org
    $92,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,000
    Hours/week
    50
  • Jeff Larson

    DIRECTOR/CAMP RED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $30,001
    From this org
    $30,001
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ron Johnson

    DIRECTOR/GAMBLING MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $28,462
    From this org
    $28,462
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Jami Jacobus

    DIRECTOR/HOUSING

    Total calculated
    $20,536
    From this org
    $20,536
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kelley Danialson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,340
    From this org
    $2,340
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Chris Dunker

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    25
  • Ben Veach

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Suzy Feine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Landon Hartvigsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Cole

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Schreifels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rob Hinrichs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paula Wilhelm

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Doug Jandro

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Grant Bernardy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349323218

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