Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CALIFORNIA FIRE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the return it replaced , filed 5 November 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Those are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $954,034
- Total expenses
- $896,547
- Contributions and grants received
- $337,738
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $400,390
- Investment income
- $97,354
- Other revenue
- $118,552
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,197,762
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $243,941
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $953,821
- 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$337,738
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE INCOME
total $400,390 · related or exempt $400,390
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3 · Investment income
total $97,354 · excluded $97,354
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $15,708 · related or exempt $15,708
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISEMENT INCOME
total $11,500 · unrelated business $11,500
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11b · Other revenue: CFED SHARE
total $21,464 · related or exempt $21,464
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11c · Other revenue: SPONSORSHIPS
total $57,500 · related or exempt $57,500
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11d · All other revenue
total $12,380 · related or exempt $12,380
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11e · Other revenue, total
$102,844
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $111,663
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,883
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $941
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $244,215
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $15
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $6,925
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17 · Travel
total $11,030
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $279,541
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $5,737
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24a · Other expenses: LEGISLATIVE ADVOCATE
total $68,989
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24b · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENT
total $52,730
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24c · Other expenses: EMS LAWSUIT
total $42,677
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24d · Other expenses: Grant Expense
total $30,520
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24e · All other expenses
total $37,681
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $712,709 · end of year $853,168
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $89,115 · end of year $53,006
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $10,309 · end of year $19,811
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$31,072
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$31,072
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $186,135 · end of year $271,777
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $5,509 · end of year $24,462
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $96,425 · end of year $219,479
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $896,334 · end of year $953,821
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FURTHUR ADVANCEMENT OF FIRE SERVICES
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PROVIDED FOR THE ASSEMBLING OF FIRE CHIEF OFFICERS AND OTHER INTERESED PERSONS TO DISCUSS WAYS AND MEANS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF FIRE SERVICE.
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THE BOOKSTORE OPERATIONS PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE COLLECTION AND EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS AFFECTING THE FIRE SERVICE.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeff MestonJEFF MESTON
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $111,663
- From this org
- $111,663
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Chris TubbsCHRIS TUBBS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Don ButzDON BUTZ
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ted PetersonTED PETERSON
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark HeineMARK HEINE
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff GilbertJEFF GILBERT
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brian FennessyBRIAN FENNESSY
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dave WinnackerDAVE WINNACKER
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve AkreSTEVE AKRE
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Bernard Molloy IIBERNARD MOLLOY II
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 1 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533359349300918
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