Greater Tucson Fire Foundation

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Tucson, AZ501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 27-3155431Revenue $417K in FY2024

On file with the IRStucsonfirefoundation.org8987 E Tanque Verde Rd, 85749-9610 · Tucson, AZTax-exempt since Sep 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Assess and respond to unmet needs of the Greater Tucson firefighter community by facilitating access to health and wellness resources, while recognizing the firefighting heritage and culture.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $343K a year · 52% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 73% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$25
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$417K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$355K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$417K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$623K
FY2022$497K
FY2023$542K
FY2024$417K
Expenses
$355K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$235K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$355K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $249K Management & general 23% · $81K Fundraising 7% · $24K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$52,826Pt VII · Sec A
Community Liaison
$3,149Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rorie Johnston’s $53K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Rorie Johnston$52,826$50,000
Adam Dellos$3,149—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects firefighters with health and wellness resources to meet their needs.

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1 program · $249K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The GTFF "takes care of those who take care of us" by raising funds to address the three main critical incident areas of health for the 1,850 firefighters in the greater tucson region; cardiac, cancer, and mental health.

$249Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $338K · 2021–2024
Thrive with ChaosFY2023$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$417K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$355K
Ln 25
Programscol B$249K
Managementcol C$81K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$132K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$64K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$280K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$6K
Total revenueLn 12$417K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$28K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$272K$270K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$25
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$138K$138K
Management feesLn 11a$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$128K$94K$34K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$828$828
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$345$345
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$522$692$735
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$11K$8K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$355K$249K$81K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $417K$355K$63K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $542K$431K$112K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $497K$248K$249K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $623K$284K$339K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$235K$952K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $417,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $98,453$131,709
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,015$5,500
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $421,950$280,213
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $542,418$417,422
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,500$137,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $337,103$217,023
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,603$354,523
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,815$62,899
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,422 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $245,339 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$64,371
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,338
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$131,709
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,612$11,612
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,752$5,752
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$6,112−$6,112
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $29,122$29,122
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $285,713$417,422
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $354,523 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $137,500$137,500
IX-11a Management feesManagement $20,336$20,336
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,189$4,189
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $94,089 · Management $33,594$127,683
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $828$828
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,133$5,133
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $345$345
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $522 · Management $692 · Fundraising $735$1,949
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,610 · Management $3,009$6,619
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,180$3,180
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,376 · Management $7,902 · Fundraising $23,496$42,774
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,935 · Management $2,052$3,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $249,032 · Management $81,260 · Fundraising $24,231$354,523
Part X · Balance sheet $2,350,994 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100$200
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,427$27,373
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,898$16,898
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,052$31,963
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $271,559$269,591
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,768,150$2,004,969
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,112,186$2,350,994
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,646$25
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,646$25
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $348,963$352,573
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,761,577$1,998,396
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,110,540$2,350,969
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,112,186$2,350,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,350,969 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,422
XI-2 Total expenses$354,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,899
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,110,540
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$177,530
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,350,969

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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