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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 12 November 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII 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.

Both are the same on the two returns, so the amendment changed something else.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,763,505
Total expenses
$9,143,612
Contributions and grants received
$9,057,305
Grants paid
$904,968
Program service revenue
$835,280
Investment income
$132,941
Other revenue
-$262,021
Total assets, end of year
$13,916,662
Total liabilities, end of year
$948,119
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,968,543
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,579,138
Management and general expenses
$699,833
Fundraising expenses
$864,641
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,579,138

Program services were 82.9% 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

    $1,578,700

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,328,998

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,149,607

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUES

    total $558,322 · related or exempt $558,322

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUES

    total $276,958 · related or exempt $276,958

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $307,316 · excluded $307,316

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $97,816 · excluded $97,816

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,869,132

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,043,507

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$174,375

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$174,375 · excluded -$174,375

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $618,222

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

    $1,578,700

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,069,122

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$450,900 · excluded -$450,900

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $196,352

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $165,136

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $31,216 · related or exempt $31,216

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $59,847 · related or exempt $53,125 · unrelated business $6,722

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $59,847

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $470,160 · program services $470,160

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $434,808 · program services $434,808

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $673,326 · program services $300,249 · management and general $307,789 · fundraising $65,288

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,989,606 · program services $1,019,352 · management and general $648,549 · fundraising $321,705

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $77,924 · program services $40,917 · management and general $24,464 · fundraising $12,543

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $234,910 · program services $115,099 · management and general $85,141 · fundraising $34,670

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $194,251 · program services $96,840 · management and general $69,057 · fundraising $28,354

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $31,575 · program services $5,697 · management and general $14,215 · fundraising $11,663

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,000 · management and general $30,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $49,526 · management and general $49,526

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,597,263 · program services $1,365,935 · management and general $166,693 · fundraising $64,635

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,109 · program services $3,851 · fundraising $7,258

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $693,643 · program services $573,034 · management and general $92,791 · fundraising $27,818

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $233,507 · program services $53,537 · management and general $142,123 · fundraising $37,847

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $254,059 · program services $92,134 · management and general $161,925

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,679,161 · program services $1,547,347 · management and general $89,650 · fundraising $42,164

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $30,116 · program services $26,472 · management and general $3,461 · fundraising $183

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $96,990 · program services $96,990

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,080 · program services $16,516 · management and general $16,564

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $133,815 · program services $56,369 · management and general $48,134 · fundraising $29,312

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $90,659 · program services $70,497 · management and general $8,592 · fundraising $11,570

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEMBER FEES AND SUBSCRI

    total $74,423 · program services $53,788 · management and general $10,598 · fundraising $10,037

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $29,701 · program services $6,960 · management and general $20,496 · fundraising $2,245

  • 24e · All other expenses

    program services $1,132,586 · management and general -$1,289,935 · fundraising $157,349

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $584,309 · end of year $532,207

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,261,430 · end of year $1,783,459

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $135,509 · end of year $185,924

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

    $3,212,878

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

    $1,886,225

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,173,244 · end of year $1,326,653

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,857,903 · end of year $10,038,945

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $235,874 · end of year $49,474

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $581,551 · end of year $691,819

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $402,431 · end of year $256,300

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,279,578 · end of year $9,940,241

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,984,709 · end of year $3,028,302

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO HONOR AMERICA'S FALLEN FIRE HEROES; SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, COLLEAGUES, AND ORGANIZATIONS; AND WORK TO REDUCE PREVENTABLE FIREFIGHTER DEATH AND INJURY.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,876,399

  • FIRE SERVICE PROGRAMS - THE 16 FIREFIGHTER LIFE SAFETY INITIATIVES ARE THE CORNERSTONE OF THE NFFF'S PROGRAMMING AIMED AT REDUCING PREVENTABLE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS AND INJURIES IN THE FIRE SERVICE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAMS GENERATED FROM THE INITIATIVES PROMOTE THE INTEGRATION OF HEALTH AND SAFETY INTO THE POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND CULTURE OF THE NATION'S CAREER, VOLUNTEER, COMBINATION AND WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS. THE EFFORTS ARE AIMED AT ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF FIREFIGHTER FATALITIES AND INJURIES. THROUGH THE INITIATIVES, THE NFFF DEVELOPS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, LIFE SAFETY TRAINING AND OFFICER DEVELOPMENT TO FURTHER PROMOTE A MORE SAFETY CONSCIOUS FIRE OFFICER. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED AT NO- OR LOW-COST VIA THE NFFF'S ONLINE FIRE HERO TRAINING NETWORK AND/OR THE NFFF ADVOCATES PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE SPECIFIC INITIATIVES THAT ADVANCE COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR FIREFIGHTERS THROUGH REDUCING THE NUMBER AND INTENSITY OF FIRES; SUPPORTS ASSOCIATED RESEARCH AND PILOT PROJECTS; AND ADVOCATES FOR IMPROVED STANDARDS FOR TRAINING, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND BEHAVIORAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THOSE ADDRESSING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF STRESS. THE NFFF ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMMING THAT ASSISTS FIRE DEPARTMENTS TO BOTH PREPARE FOR AND RESPOND TO THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS. "TAKING CARE OF OUR OWN" TRAINS OFFICERS IN PRE-INCIDENT PLANNING, SURVIVOR NOTIFICATION, FAMILY, FIRE CHIEF, INCIDENT COMMANDER, COMPANY OFFICER AND CO-WORKER SUPPORT, AND BENEFITS AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES AND CO-WORKERS. LOCAL ASSISTANCE STATE TEAMS ARE MOBILIZED UPON REQUEST TO OFFER BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONGER-TERM LOGISTICAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FIRE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF ONE OF THEIR MEMBERS. THESE TRAINED TEAMS, LOCATED IN ALMOST EVERY STATE, ALSO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS IN APPLYING FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS' BENEFITS.

    Expenses $1,670,901

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $1,293,907

  • Expenses $2,737,931 · Grants $904,968 · Revenue $919,621

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Troy Markel

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William Webb

    BOARD VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Jacobs

    BOARD TEASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • King Butler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lorraine Carli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deputy Chief William Goldfeder

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chief Charles Hood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Leonard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chief Ernest Mitchel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chief Kevin Quinn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.6

  • Edward Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chief Joanne Rund

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Chief Ronald Siarnicki

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $311,960
    From this org
    $277,300
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,660
    Hours/week
    65

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,386
    Bonus
    $40,549
    Other
    $37,365
    Deferred
    $10,056
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,604
    Filer's total
    $311,960

  • Charles Jaster

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $172,576
    From this org
    $154,053
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,523
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,337
    Bonus
    $4,716
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,476
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,047
    Filer's total
    $172,576

  • Victor Stagnaro

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $188,790
    From this org
    $179,227
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,563
    Hours/week
    46

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,227
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,090
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,473
    Filer's total
    $188,790

  • Rebecca Nusbaum

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $137,026
    From this org
    $124,438
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,588
    Hours/week
    40

  • Susan Proels

    EXE OFFICER TO THE EXE DIR & BOARD

    Total calculated
    $132,655
    From this org
    $125,920
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,735
    Hours/week
    40

  • John Tippett

    DIRECTOR OF FIRE PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $134,176
    From this org
    $127,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,489
    Hours/week
    40

  • Beverly Donlon

    DIRECTOR OF FAMILY PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $132,761
    From this org
    $126,150
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,611
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kelly Lynch

    DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $124,998
    From this org
    $118,611
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,387
    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. 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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AWARDS A BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARDED A PERFORMANCE BONUS TO THE MANAGEMENT STAFF WORKING UNDER HIM.

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • FIRST RESPONDER CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE

    501(C)(3) · TO SERVE AS THE PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR HEALTH ISSUES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. · MD · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349300301

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