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← INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,695,307
Total expenses
$1,782,616
Contributions and grants received
$354,300
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,246,836
Investment income
$52,225
Other revenue
$41,946
Total assets, end of year
$1,649,582
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,169
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,639,413
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$0
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Program services were 0.0% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $56,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $298,300

  • 2a · Program service revenue: UNION DUES

    total $1,246,836 · related or exempt $1,246,836

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,225 · excluded $52,225

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $67,819

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $31,589

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $36,230 · related or exempt $36,230

  • 11a · Other revenue: FIRE FIGHTER EVENTS LLC

    total $5,019 · unrelated business $5,019

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $697 · related or exempt $697

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,716

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $310,276

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $33,776

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $40,154

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,762

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $47,280

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $90,000

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $130,781

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $518,508

  • 24a · Other expenses: GOVT. AFFAIRS

    total $397,750

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBER EVENTS/FUNDRAISERS

    total $156,994

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF EXPENSES

    total $55,335

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $89 · end of year $90

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,476,021 · end of year $1,359,824

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $45,000

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,706 · end of year $7,706

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

    $60,441

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

    $20,962

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,126 · end of year $39,479

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $214,161 · end of year $220,705

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,973 · end of year $21,778

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,784 · end of year $10,169

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,725,292 · end of year $1,639,413

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE OBJECTIVES AND AIMS OF THE UNION ARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHER DEGREE OF SKILL AND EFFICIENCY, THE MAINTENANCE OF DISCIPLINE, CAREFUL OBSERVANCE OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, CULTIVATION OF A CLOSER DEGREE OF FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS IN ORDER TO SECURE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL, AND ECONOMIC PRIVILEGES THAT ARE DUE TO ALL PERSONS, AND TO OBTAIN PROPER REMUNERATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED.

  • THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE UNION WAS ACHIEVED BY HOLDING VARIOUS SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR THE MEMBERS, AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO ITS MEMBERS IN THE NEGOTIATION OF WAGES, BENEFITS, POLICIES, CONDUCT AND ADVANCEMENT.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Christopher Ferguson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $47,489
    From this org
    $47,489
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Greg Pixley

    SEC-TREAS

    Total calculated
    $47,339
    From this org
    $47,339
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Ed Wharton

    MDA COORDINA

    Total calculated
    $7,508
    From this org
    $7,508
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Aaron Jonke

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Andy Mast

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $9,402
    From this org
    $9,402
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Richard Gorman

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $9,103
    From this org
    $9,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jon Helwick

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $8,188
    From this org
    $8,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jason Hehn

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $7,707
    From this org
    $7,707
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lacy Burke

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $7,483
    From this org
    $7,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen Adams II

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $8,487
    From this org
    $8,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brian Young

    VICE-PRES

    Total calculated
    $8,188
    From this org
    $8,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jamal Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,487
    From this org
    $8,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Donn Bower

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $9,906
    From this org
    $9,906
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brian Champlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,072
    From this org
    $17,072
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ashaun Drumgo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $16,729
    From this org
    $16,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • William Moeder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $17,997
    From this org
    $17,997
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Pylar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,390
    From this org
    $1,390
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Wendi Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $16,729
    From this org
    $16,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Eric Tade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,041
    From this org
    $18,041
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Todd Revious

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,188
    From this org
    $8,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Nancy Calvo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,188
    From this org
    $8,188
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Devin Hallock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $18,168
    From this org
    $18,168
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Samuel Lara

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $8,487
    From this org
    $8,487
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Don Baldwin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Aaron Abrams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • FIRE FIGHTER EVENTS LLC

    RELATED · EVENT SVCS · CO · 50% owned · share of income $6,544 · share of assets $113,714 · general or managing partner

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
9 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443169349305064

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