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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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,890,521

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $77,758 · excluded $77,758

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,237,030

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $535,850

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $701,180 · excluded $701,180

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $721,045 · program services $721,045

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $268,965 · program services $209,793 · management and general $45,724 · fundraising $13,448

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $506,487 · program services $395,059 · management and general $86,103 · fundraising $25,325

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $12,002 · management and general $12,002

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $49,475 · program services $25,500 · management and general $11,987 · fundraising $11,988

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $120,969 · program services $105,594 · management and general $11,881 · fundraising $3,494

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,409 · program services $12,019 · management and general $2,620 · fundraising $770

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $86,427 · program services $64,409 · management and general $17,881 · fundraising $4,137

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,245 · program services $74,245

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $28,255 · program services $25,009 · management and general $2,508 · fundraising $738

  • 20 · Interest

    total $54,360 · program services $42,401 · management and general $9,241 · fundraising $2,718

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $134,935 · program services $105,250 · management and general $22,939 · fundraising $6,746

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,147 · program services $15,710 · management and general $3,425 · fundraising $1,012

  • 24a · Other expenses: FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FAM

    total $104,800 · program services $104,800

  • 24b · Other expenses: PLAQUES, TAGS, STATUES

    total $62,639 · program services $62,639

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK AND FINANCE FEES

    total $35,082 · program services $27,364 · management and general $5,964 · fundraising $1,754

  • 24d · Other expenses: LICENSE AND REGISTRATIO

    total $14,676 · management and general $11,741 · fundraising $2,935

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,972 · program services $1,874 · management and general $76 · fundraising $22

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $657,518 · end of year $1,281,156

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $304,408 · end of year $160,868

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $88,250

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

    $3,864,361

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

    $639,603

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,342,999 · end of year $3,224,758

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,725,235 · end of year $1,491,552

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $34,300 · end of year $34,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,382 · end of year $56,906

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,005,029 · end of year $683,431

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,969,880 · end of year $5,514,500

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Julie Quigley

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ron Raley

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Margaret Doherty

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elizabeth Lund

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Larry Leasure

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Curtis Stanley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Kerley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Todd Abel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert Bell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth 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
  • Dina 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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