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Fairfield Fire Fighters Charitable Foundation

Tax-deductible

Fairfield, CT501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 46-1396112

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To provide Charitable aid to individuals and organizations based on need using gifts, grants, and contributions from individuals and organizations through email, mail, personal, Foundation and government grant, phone, and website solicitations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
IRS Pub. 78
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
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
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$125K
+128% vs prior year
Spent
$69K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$124K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$125K
FY2024▲ +128%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$103K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$55K
FY2024$125K
Expenses
$69K
FY2024▲ +31%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$67K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$69K
Net assets
$124K
FY2024▲ +86%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$14K
FY2022$60K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$124K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated. Listed in IRS Pub. 78 (as of September 2026). Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2014.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $64K Management & general 6% · $4K Fundraising 1% · $595

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Distributes aid to those in need through various donation methods.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $64K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Charitable aid to individuals and organizations

$64Kprogram expense

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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
Baird Foundation INCFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200
Grants paid · 7 grants · $199K · 2020–2024
Tommy Fund INCCT · FY2024$38,000
The Fairfield Professional Firefighters Benevolent Fund INCFY2024$10,704
Tommy Fund INCCT · FY2023$37,000
Tommy Fund INCCT · FY2022$35,962
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,715
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,715
Tommy FundFY2020$26,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$125K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$69K
Ln 25
Programscol B$64K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$595
Owns and owesPt X
$124K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$64K
Gains on assetsLn 7$39
Total revenueLn 12$125K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$124K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$67K$124K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$61K$61K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$299$299
Accounting feesLn 11c$950$950
Advertising and promotionLn 12$695$695
Office expensesLn 13$120$120
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$830$301$450
All other expensesLn 24e$25$25
Total functional expensesLn 25$69K$64K$4K$595

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $125K$69K$56K$124K 990 PDF
FY2023 $55K$53K$2K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $58K$47K$11K$60K 990 PDF
FY2021 $103K$67K$36K$14K 990 PDF
FY2020 $14K$36K−$22K$12K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $125,280 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,440
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,157$2,157
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $63,644$63,644
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $65,840$125,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $68,902 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $61,267$61,267
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,364$2,364
IX-11a Management feesManagement $299$299
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $695$695
IX-13 Office expensesFundraising $120$120
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,601$1,601
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $830 · Management $301 · Fundraising $450$1,581
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $25$25
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,461 · Management $3,846 · Fundraising $595$68,902
Part X · Balance sheet $124,393 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,437$74,116
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $13,353$50,277
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,790$124,393
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $66,790$124,393
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $66,790$124,393
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,790$124,393
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $124,393 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$125,280
XI-2 Total expenses$68,902
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,378
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$66,790
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,225
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$124,393

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

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