Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER FOUNDATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,669,459
- Total expenses
- $2,311,890
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,890,521
- Grants paid
- $721,045
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $77,758
- Other revenue
- $701,180
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,280,884
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $740,337
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,540,547
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,992,711
- Management and general expenses
- $244,092
- Fundraising expenses
- $75,087
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,992,711
Program services were 86.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,890,521
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3 · Investment income
total $77,758 · excluded $77,758
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$1,237,030
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$535,850
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $701,180 · excluded $701,180
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $721,045 · program services $721,045
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $268,965 · program services $209,793 · management and general $45,724 · fundraising $13,448
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $506,487 · program services $395,059 · management and general $86,103 · fundraising $25,325
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $12,002 · management and general $12,002
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11g · Fees: other
total $49,475 · program services $25,500 · management and general $11,987 · fundraising $11,988
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13 · Office expenses
total $120,969 · program services $105,594 · management and general $11,881 · fundraising $3,494
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14 · Information technology
total $15,409 · program services $12,019 · management and general $2,620 · fundraising $770
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16 · Occupancy
total $86,427 · program services $64,409 · management and general $17,881 · fundraising $4,137
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17 · Travel
total $74,245 · program services $74,245
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $28,255 · program services $25,009 · management and general $2,508 · fundraising $738
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20 · Interest
total $54,360 · program services $42,401 · management and general $9,241 · fundraising $2,718
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $134,935 · program services $105,250 · management and general $22,939 · fundraising $6,746
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23 · Insurance
total $20,147 · program services $15,710 · management and general $3,425 · fundraising $1,012
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24a · Other expenses: FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FAM
total $104,800 · program services $104,800
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24b · Other expenses: PLAQUES, TAGS, STATUES
total $62,639 · program services $62,639
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24c · Other expenses: BANK AND FINANCE FEES
total $35,082 · program services $27,364 · management and general $5,964 · fundraising $1,754
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSE AND REGISTRATIO
total $14,676 · management and general $11,741 · fundraising $2,935
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,972 · program services $1,874 · management and general $76 · fundraising $22
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $657,518 · end of year $1,281,156
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $304,408 · end of year $160,868
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $88,250
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,864,361
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$639,603
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,342,999 · end of year $3,224,758
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,725,235 · end of year $1,491,552
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $34,300 · end of year $34,300
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $13,382 · end of year $56,906
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,005,029 · end of year $683,431
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,969,880 · end of year $5,514,500
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $76,169 · end of year $26,047
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FALLEN AND/OR INJURED FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLAND FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FALLEN AND/OR INJURED FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMLIES, AND PROVIDE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLAND FIRES AND FIREFIGHTERS.
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ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF FALLEN AND/OR INJURED WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS: WFF PROVIDES DIRECT GRANTS AND BENEVOLENT ASSISTANCE TO HELP INJURED FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS FAMILIES OF FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS, BEREAVEMENT ASSISTANCE AND COUNSELING, TRAVEL FOR MEDICAL AND FUNERAL SERVICES, BENEVOLENT ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC LIVING NEEDS IN HARDSHIP CASES, AND CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE FOR THE CHILDREN THROUGH THE SANTA'S HELPERS PROGRAM. DURING 2025, WFF PROVIDED SUPPORT TO OVER 1,600 FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE IN 127 EMERGENCY CASES INVOLVING INJURED FIREFIGHTERS AND SUPPORT FOR 16 FAMILIES FOLLOWING LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS.
Expenses $1,454,679 · Grants $641,730
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PUBLIC EDUCATION: WFF EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE NATURE AND IMPACT OF WILDFIRES, INCLUDING THE RISKS FACED BY WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS. WFF'S OFFICES INCLUDE A WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER MUSEUM FEATURING MEMORABILIA, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2025, WFF ENGAGED MORE THAN 2,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH OUTREACH AND MEMORIAL EVENTS THAT HONOR THE BRAVERY AND SACRIFICES OF FALLEN AND INJURED FIREFIGHTERS. WFF ALSO HOSTED OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS AT ITS FAMILY FIRE WEEKEND, PROVIDING A SPACE FOR HEALING AND CONNECTION AMONG THOSE IMPACTED BY LOSS OR INJURY.
Expenses $298,907
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MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS INITIATIVE: WFF'S MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE SUPPORTED OVER 352 FIREFIGHTERS FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN 2025 BY PROVIDING DIRECT OUTREACH, RESOURCES, AND REFERRALS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. IN 2025, THE PROGRAM EXPANDED TO INCLUDE COUPLES' WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS, BRINGING TOGETHER WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR PARTNERS TO ADDRESS JOB-RELATED STRAIN ON RELATIONSHIPS. THESE EFFORTS FOCUS ON IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, REBUILDING CONNECTION, AND EQUIPPING PARTICIPANTS WITH TOOLS TO NAVIGATE ABSENCES, UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULES, TRAUMA, AND OTHER EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES. THIS EXPANSION STRENGTHENS INDIVIDUAL RESILIENCE AND ADVANCES WFF'S WHOLE-FAMILY SUPPORT MODEL.
Expenses $239,125 · Grants $79,315
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Julie QuigleyJULIE QUIGLEY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ron RaleyRON RALEY
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Margaret DohertyMARGARET DOHERTY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Elizabeth LundELIZABETH LUND
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Larry LeasureLARRY LEASURE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Curtis StanleyCURTIS STANLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joel KerleyJOEL KERLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd AbelTODD ABEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert BellROBERT BELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kenneth B MinorKENNETH B MINOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $166,132
- From this org
- $156,880
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,252
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,880
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,252
- Filer's total
- $166,132
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Dina PfeiferDINA PFEIFER
OPERATIONS MANAGER
- Total calculated
- $140,875
- From this org
- $112,085
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,790
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $112,085
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,790
- Filer's total
- $140,875
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- FIRST CLASS TRAVEL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OCCURS ONLY ON AN OCCASIONAL BASIS, AND ONLY WHEN THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN FIRST CLASS AND COACH AIRFARE IS SMALL. REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPANION TRAVEL BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS INFREQUENT, GENERALLY OCCURRING ONCE PER YEAR OR LESS (IF AT ALL).
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 23 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202630829349301338
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