Ohio Fire and Emergency Services Foundation

Tax-deductible

Worthington, OH501(c)(3)Since 1991Public Safety & DisasterEIN 31-1331742Revenue $494K in FY2025

On file with the IRS450 W Wilson Bridge Rd Ste 150, 43085-5211 · Worthington, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1991Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The purpose of the Ohio Fire and Emergency Services Foundation is to promote professional development and provide education and training for Fire suppression, Fire prevention, Emergency management, and other areas of public safety for ohio's Fire, Emergency medical service, and Emergency response officers and members.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $77K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$112K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$494K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$299K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$578K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$494K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$238K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$539K
FY2025$494K
Expenses
$299K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$318K
FY2023$378K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$299K
Net assets
$578K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$327K
FY2021$314K
FY2022$386K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$483K
FY2025$578K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

Form 990 (PDF) Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1991.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $265K Management & general 11% · $34K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Michelle Fitzgibbon’s $100K as Exec Dir / T is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 826 $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.

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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

Trains and educates Ohio's fire and emergency responders for public safety.

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1 program · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provides quality professional development and education to help chief officers improve their effectiveness and ability to function in an ever changing environment.

$265Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $154K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$20,329
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$27,625
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,450
Unitemized GrantFY2020$16,010
Unitemized GrantFY2019$38,200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$494K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$613
Money outPt IX
$299K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Managementcol C$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$578K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$684K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$325K
Investment incomeLn 3$613
Total revenueLn 12$494K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$619K
SavingsLn 2$65K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$684K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Total assetsLn 16$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$112K
Net assetsLn 32$578K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$470K$684K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$495K$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$112K
Net assetsLn 32$483K$578K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$86K$86K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$142K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K$265K$34K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $494K$299K$195K$578K 990 PDF
FY2024 $539K$514K$24K$483K 990 PDF
FY2023 $450K$378K$72K$459K 990 PDF
FY2022 $401K$318K$83K$386K 990 PDF
FY2021 $238K$254K−$16K$314K 990 PDF
FY2020 $356K$250K$106K$327K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $493,919 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $218,847$167,979
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $318,584$325,327
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,095$613
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $538,526$493,919
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,500$20,329
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $489,737$278,549
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $514,237$298,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,289$195,041
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $493,919 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$167,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$167,979
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $325,327$325,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $613$613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $325,327 · Excluded from tax $613$493,919
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $298,878 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,329$20,329
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,475$1,475
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,543 · Management $6,132$12,675
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,070$86,070
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,275$7,275
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $141,840 · Management $17,752$159,592
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,462$1,462
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $264,782 · Management $34,096 · Fundraising $0$298,878
Part X · Balance sheet $690,512 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $405,016$619,001
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,498$65,094
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,822$350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,343$6,067
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $494,679$690,512
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,610$33,309
X-19 Deferred revenue$78,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,610$112,209
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $308,232$288,041
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $174,837$290,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $483,069$578,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $494,679$690,512
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $578,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$493,919
XI-2 Total expenses$298,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$195,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$483,069
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$99,807
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$578,303

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

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