Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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.
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
Educates and supports firefighters, citizens, and first responders.
Questions for Chicago Fire Department Foundation
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Lodd and Heroes Program
Assists the families of firefighters and paramedics in times of need. Lodd and heroes programs provide burial assistance, pipes and drums for funeral processions, and scholarship funds to the children of fallen heroes.
Advocacy and Donations
The program provided fire and co alarms to low-income families, and donations to charities that provide services and support to the chicago fire department. Approximately 3,500 00 fire and co alarms were distributed to low-income families through 4 food pantries and senior citizen centers across chicago neighborhoods.
Fire Safety Education
Provides PROGRAMS/FUNDING to the CFD to educate, inform and involve the public in protecting life and property in the event of emergency. The foundation, through the state-of-the-art virtual reality education program, provides chicago area public and private schools students with fire safety education and safety.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.1M | $1.0M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $33K | $44K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $117K | $67K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $98K | $98K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $30K | $30K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $30K | $496 | $30K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $5K | $5K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $33K | $33K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $318 | $318 | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $101K | $76K | $25K | |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $424 | $1K | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $323K | $232K | $91K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 | $351K | $323K | $27K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $398K | $372K | $26K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 13, 2024 | $340K | $371K | −$31K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 | $370K | $287K | $83K | $1.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 | $243K | $239K | $4K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2021 | $339K | $312K | $27K | $1.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $350,758 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $350,758 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $323,442 across 9 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,185,236 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,118,563 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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