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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$920,663
Total expenses
$1,091,612
Contributions and grants received
$893,641
Grants paid
$399,529
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$28,022
Other revenue
-$1,000
Total assets, end of year
$815,855
Total liabilities, end of year
$89,735
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$726,120
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$893,859
Management and general expenses
$95,318
Fundraising expenses
$102,435
Program service expenses (Part III)
$893,859

Program services were 81.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $105,215

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $71,016

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $717,410

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $28,022 · excluded $28,022

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $26,897

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $105,215

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $75,922

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$49,025 · excluded -$49,025

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $33,147

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $2,480

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $30,667 · excluded $30,667

  • 11a · Other revenue: CLOTHING INCOME

    total $7,544 · excluded $7,544

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $9,814 · excluded $9,814

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $17,358

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $138,063 · program services $138,063

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $261,466 · program services $261,466

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $58,716 · program services $45,623 · management and general $4,286 · fundraising $8,807

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $142,651 · program services $112,156 · management and general $8,843 · fundraising $21,652

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,487 · program services $8,925 · management and general $839 · fundraising $1,723

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,544 · management and general $14,544

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $8,811 · management and general $8,811

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $27,431 · program services $5,204 · management and general $22,227

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,771 · program services $4,484 · management and general $421 · fundraising $866

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,916 · program services $38,784 · management and general $3,645 · fundraising $7,487

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,182 · program services $28,114 · management and general $2,641 · fundraising $5,427

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $298,477 · program services $221,220 · management and general $20,784 · fundraising $56,473

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,447 · management and general $3,447

  • 24a · Other expenses: HONOR GUARD

    total $29,820 · program services $29,820

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,830 · management and general $4,830

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $336,980 · end of year $12,372

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $23,001 · end of year $6

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $250 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $77,456 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $315,444 · end of year $706,788

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $51,244 · end of year $96,689

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $52,013 · end of year $19,698

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $70,037

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $285,014 · end of year $277,789

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $467,348 · end of year $448,331

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IS TO CHAMPION COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION INITIATIVES; PROMOTE FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION; AND DELIVER MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO BURN SURVIVORS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ARE CHAMPIONS FOR BURN SURVIVORS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND SAFE COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS WISCONSIN.

  • FIRE FIGHTER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE FOUNDATION'S VISION IS FOR ALL THOSE SERVED TO BE HEALTHY, SAFE AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR LIVES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO, WHILE THE FOUNDATION GRACIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS, THE FOUNDATION ALSO GIVES SMALL GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS AND MORE TO WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE. WHEN THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE ARE IN NEED, THE FOUNDATION WILL BE THERE. FIRE FIGHTERS WORK IN THE HEART OF EVERY COMMUNITY EVERY DAY TO KEEP THOSE THEY SERVE SAFE. WHEN WISCONSIN'S FIRE FIGHTERS ARE FACING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PERSONAL TRAGEDY OR LOSS, OR OTHER CHALLENGES, IT IS OUR DUTY AND OUR HONOR TO HELP OUR BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED. FIRE FIGHTER SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: DISASTER ASSISTANCE, WISCONSIN STATE FIRE FIGHTER'S MEMORIAL SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN HONOR GUARD.

    Expenses $495,292 · Grants $369,710

  • BURN SURVIVOR: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS BURN SURVIVORS OF ALL AGES AND IN ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY. THE FOUNDATION'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING BURN SURVIVORS GOES BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF THE FOUNDATION. IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF WORK, THE FOUNDATION HAS DISCOVERED OVER AND OVER THAT THOSE WITH LIFE-ALTERING BURN INJURIES ARE VICTORS NOT VICTIMS. FROM BIKE RIDES AND GOLF INVITATIONS TO YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND A SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP FOR BURN-INJURED YOUTH, THE FOUNDATION WORKS TIRELESSLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BURN CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO DELIVER MUCH NEEDED CONTINUATION OF CARE THAT HELP THOSE SERVED TO NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE.

    Expenses $259,771 · Grants $19,298

  • FIRE PREVENTION: PREVENTING FIRES AND BURNS THROUGH EDUCATION AND RISK MITIGATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVEN THAT FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS WORK: OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF FIRE RELATED DEATHS IN WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF AND DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY MORE THAN 80%. STILL, SIGNIFICANT RISKS REMAIN. SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES, YET TOO MANY PEOPLE LIVE WITHOUT WORKING ALARMS. ESCAPE PLANS HELP PEOPLE PREPARE, YET BUSY FAMILIES OFTEN FAIL TO CHECK THIS ITEM OFF THE TO-DO LIST. THE SYNTHETIC MATERIALS THAT NOW MAKE UP HOMES AND FURNITURE MEAN A HOUSE CAN BE ENGULFED IN AS LITTLE AS THREE MINUTES, BUT PEOPLE TOO OFTEN THINK "IT WON'T HAPPEN TO US."

    Expenses $138,796 · Grants $10,522

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Mahlon Mitchell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Steven Wilding

    VICE PRES & SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michael Woodzicka

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Degarmo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matt Simpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cynthia Brun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jim Hirsch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Bosanko

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Perkiser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Emily Rauber

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shawn Lauda

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Wos

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $58,716
    From this org
    $58,716
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411359349306256

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