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Ippfa Remembrance Fund

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Elgin, IL501(c)(3)Since 2002Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 13-4216515Revenue $226K in FY2025

On file with the IRSippfa.org/heroes-family-fund2587 Millennium Dr Ste C, 60124-5826 · Elgin, ILTax-exempt since Dec 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Ippfa Remembrance Fund was established for the purpose of providing financial support to the families of illinois police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 88% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
202 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 201.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$226K
+729% vs prior year
Spent
$32K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$544K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$226K
FY2025▲ +729%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020−$3K
FY2021$16K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$27K
FY2025$226K
Expenses
$32K
FY2025▲ +222%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$10K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$32K
Net assets
$544K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$226K
FY2021$249K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$451K
FY2025$544K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $24K Management & general 14% · $4K Fundraising 12% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Julie Guy
Executive Di
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Brandon Blough
Board Asst T
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Burress
Board Asst S
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Collins
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shawn Curry
Board Vice P
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Galagan
Board Presid
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Galgan
Board Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Herbert
Board Direct
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Guy’s $12K as Executive Di is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1264 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid to families of fallen Illinois police officers and firefighters.

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1 program · $24K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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We are dedicated to honoring the memory of the brave public safety officers that died or were injured serving and protecting the residents of illinois. We have provided financial support to the families of fallen law enforcement officers and firefighters that have gone above and beyond the call of duty.

$24Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Arthur J Gallagher FoundationFY2023$50
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50
Grants paid · 3 grants · $40K · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$226K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Money outPt IX
$32K
Ln 25
Programscol B$24K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$544K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$128K
Other incomeLn 4–11$49K
Gains on assetsLn 7$121K
Total revenueLn 12$226K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$266K
SavingsLn 2$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$544K
Total assetsLn 16$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$544K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K$544K
Total assetsLn 16$451K$544K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$451K$544K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$12K$4K$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381$381
Total functional expensesLn 25$32K$24K$4K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $226K$32K$194K$544K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 14, 2025 $27K$10K$17K$451K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $198K$10K$188K$407K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 5, 2023 $42K$201K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2022 $16K$249K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 −$3K$226K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $226,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,803$49,104
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,436$127,767
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,063$49,451
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $27,302$226,322
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,000$20,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$12,000
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59$381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,059$32,381
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,243$193,941
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $226,322 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,595
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,509
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,104
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,922$6,922
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $120,845$120,845
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$49,451
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $127,767$226,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $32,381 across 3 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,000$20,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,000 · Management $4,000 · Fundraising $4,000$12,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $381$381
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $24,000 · Management $4,381 · Fundraising $4,000$32,381
Part X · Balance sheet $544,331 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $198,843$265,505
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $252,277$278,826
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $451,120$544,331
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $451,120$544,331
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $451,120$544,331
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $451,120$544,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $544,331 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$226,322
XI-2 Total expenses$32,381
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$451,120
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$100,730
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$544,331

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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