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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,776,992
Total expenses
$11,032,385
Contributions and grants received
$11,767,434
Grants paid
$8,907,084
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$3,699,923
Other revenue
$309,635
Total assets, end of year
$28,495,808
Total liabilities, end of year
$863,181
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,632,627
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,648,472
Management and general expenses
$524,932
Fundraising expenses
$858,981
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,648,472

Program services were 87.5% 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

    $11,767,434

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $3,699,923 · excluded $3,699,923

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $421,020

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $188,768

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $232,252 · excluded $232,252

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $77,383 · excluded $77,383

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $77,383

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,815,799 · program services $8,815,799

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $91,285 · program services $91,285

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $907,576 · program services $437,269 · management and general $217,406 · fundraising $252,901

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $320,324 · program services $203,437 · management and general $61,253 · fundraising $55,634

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,302 · management and general $48,302

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $53,500 · management and general $53,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,200 · program services $0 · management and general $1,200 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $293,389 · program services $83,961 · fundraising $209,428

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $163,688 · program services $5,010 · management and general $100,743 · fundraising $57,935

  • 17 · Travel

    total $41,546 · program services $11,711 · management and general $21,865 · fundraising $7,970

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,254 · management and general $3,254

  • 24a · Other expenses: AWARDS & PRIZES

    total $275,113 · fundraising $275,113

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES & PERMITS

    total $17,409 · management and general $17,409

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,588,305 · end of year $3,924,555

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $199,841

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $171,315 · end of year $346,176

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,393 · end of year $7,573

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $70,854 · end of year $51,195

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

    $123,878

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

    $123,878

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $18,816,438 · end of year $23,316,472

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $619,822 · end of year $649,996

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $406,881 · end of year $350,573

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $932,816 · end of year $512,608

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,531,588 · end of year $26,252,784

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,408,842 · end of year $1,379,843

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIFE-SAVING CAPABILITIES AND THE LIVES OF LOCAL HEROES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO IMPACT THE LIFESAVING CAPABILITIES OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS BY PROVIDING EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES.

  • EQUIPMENT DONATIONS IMPACT MILLIONS OF FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION'S REACH CONTINUES TO GROW. IN 2025, 390 PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS WERE AWARDED GRANTS, AND SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED 7,014 ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL 50 STATES AND PUERTO RICO. MANY PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS NOW HAVE THE CRITICAL LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THESE TOOLS HAVE HELPED ORGANIZATIONS RESPOND MORE EFFECTIVELY AND HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVED OUTCOMES DURING EMERGENCIES. SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF APPROVED GRANTS IN 2025; 424 SETS OF BUNKER GEAR, 187 THERMAL IMAGINING CAMERAS, 476 AEDS, 21 RESCUE BOATS AND 90 SETS OF EXTRICATION TOOLS.

    Expenses $8,809,731 · Grants $8,308,742

  • THE ABILITY TO RESPOND SWIFTLY TO NATURAL AND MAN-MADE DISASTERS HAS BECOME AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT AREA OF SUPPORT FOR THE FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION. THROUGH ITS NETWORK OF FIREHOUSE SUBS RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING FOOD PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS VICTIMS, VOLUNTEERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, HELPING STRENGTHEN LIFESAVING CAPABILITIES AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES.

    Expenses $482,996 · Grants $360,555

  • PREVENTION EDUCATION ALLOWS FIRST RESPONDERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS UNDERSTAND HOW TO PREVENT TRAGEDIES. FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION ON THE DANGERS AND CAUSES OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING AND RESIDENTIAL FIRES HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECOME BETTER PREPARED BY RECOGNIZING POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND TAKING STEPS TO REDUCE RISKS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO COLLABORATED WITH THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (NFPA) TO DISTRIBUTE FIRE SAFETY EDUCATIONAL COLORING SHEETS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE FIRE PREVENTION AWARENESS AMONG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $158,695 · Grants $89,176

  • IN 2014, THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED ITS MILITARY SUPPORT PROGRAM. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, VETERANS FROM ALL BRANCHES OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES WHO WERE INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY MAY REQUEST ADAPTIVE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, TO ENHANCE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT INCLUDES PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT, K9S FOR WARRIORS, THE INDEPENDENCE FUND, TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION, CANINE COMPANIONS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND MORE, ALLOWING THE FOUNDATION TO EXPAND THE REACH AND IMPACT OF ITS SERVICES.

    Expenses $100,914 · Grants $74,318

  • THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS PURSUING CAREERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND TO FIRST RESPONDERS SEEKING TO ADVANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH ACCREDITED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE TRAINING AND CONTINUED EDUCATION OF THOSE DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND SERVING THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 15 SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2025 TO STUDENTS PURSUING CAREERS IN PUBLIC SAFETY.

    Expenses $96,136 · Grants $74,293

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brady Rigdon

    SECRETARY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ed Schultz

    TREASURER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Robin Sorensen

    PRESIDENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Bill Hart

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Aviles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Don Fox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Fiveash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Hancock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robin Gainey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Anthony

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn McCormick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gina Brown

    DIRECTOR, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $151,989
    From this org
    $128,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,573
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $96,831
    Bonus
    $31,585
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,573
    Filer's total
    $151,989

  • Jacquelyn Kotos

    DIRECTOR, MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $160,457
    From this org
    $123,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,745
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $93,282
    Bonus
    $30,430
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,731
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,014
    Filer's total
    $160,457

  • Meghan Vargas

    DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $177,901
    From this org
    $143,938
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,963
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $108,539
    Bonus
    $35,399
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,963
    Filer's total
    $177,901

  • Nancy Palmer

    MANAGER, DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $97,916
    From this org
    $88,994
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,922
    Hours/week
    40

  • Robin Peters

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $319,313
    From this org
    $284,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,055
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,077
    Bonus
    $77,181
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,345
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,710
    Filer's total
    $319,313

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

  • 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

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

  • TEAM SAVANNAH FOR VETERANS INC

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • METRO LYNCHBURG MOORE COUNTY ON BEHALF OF METRO LYNCHBURG MOORE COUNTY FIRE -RESCUE

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • NEWTON TOWNSHIP ON BEHALF OF NEWTON TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • OZARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • JENKS POLICE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • VERNONIA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • VILLAGE OF LA GRANGE ON BEHALF OF LA GRANGE FIRE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • TOWN OF ARROWSIC ON BEHALF OF ARROWSIC FIRE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • TOWN OF DOVER ON BEHALF OF DOVER FIRE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • TOWN OF GRAND CHUTE ON BEHALF OF GRAND CHUTE FIRE DEPARTMENT

    no cash amount reported

    OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
19 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202612319349300706

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