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Memphis Fire Fighters Association Foundation

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Memphis, TN501(c)(3)Public Safety & Disaster EIN 46-1710694Revenue $80K in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 11, 2026

On file with the IRSiaff1784.orgMemphis, TNTax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide assistance to charitable organizations around the Memphis and shelby county area on behalf of, and in the name of, the men and women of the Memphis Fire fighters' Association, I.a.f.f. Local 1784, college cholarship assistance to children of members of the Association, financial assistance to members of the Association whose homes are damaged by natural disaster or who are off payroll due to long-term injury or illness, and any charitable measure to any person or organization that is deemed needed and necessary.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ 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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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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
57 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 56.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $39K
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
0
of 10 voting members
Concern: none of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$80K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$70K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$331K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$80K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$109K
FY2023$83K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$80K
Expenses
$70K
FY2025▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$135K
FY2022$77K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$70K
Net assets
$331K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$247K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$331K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $58K Management & general 17% · $12K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Jeremy Chastain
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeff Culp
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Culp
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ray Glover
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris McKendry
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jesse Meekins
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Shelby
Board of Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Todd Conklin
Vice Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See Memphis Fire Fighters Association Foundation executive salaries →

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

Supports local charities, members' families with scholarships, and those facing disaster or illness.

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3 programs · $47K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Charity Fund

Established to provide funds to local charities on behalf of the members of the memphis fire fighters association, iaff local 1784

$31Kprogram expense
02

Scholarship Fund

Established for the purpose of granting scholarships on an annual basis for members with eligible dependents

$10Kprogram expense
03

Family Assistance Fund

Established to provide aid to members' families in need

$6Kprogram 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
International Association of Fire FightersFY2024$39K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39K
Grants paid · 31 grants · $442K · 2019–2024
West Cancer FoundationTN · FY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,292
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Misc Donations Under 5000FY2024$6,480
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$512
West Cancer FoundationTN · FY2023$22,386
Muscular Dystrophy Association INCIL · FY2023$22,198
Misc Donations Under 5000FY2023$18,094
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,000
West Cancer FoundationTN · FY2022$22,652
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,750
Misc Donations Under 5000FY2022$6,322
West Cancer FoundationTN · FY2021$25,000
Misc Donations Under 5000FY2021$16,775
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
See all 31 grants →

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$80K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$70K
Ln 25
Programscol B$58K
Managementcol C$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$331K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$50K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$80K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$138K
SavingsLn 2$193K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$331K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$322K$331K
Total assetsLn 16$322K$331K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$322K$331K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31K$31K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$626$626
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$70K$58K$12K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 11, 2026 $80K$70K$10K$331K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 22, 2025 $126K$98K$28K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jan 29, 2024 $83K$67K$16K$293K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 13, 2023 $109K$77K$32K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 7, 2022 $135K$135K−$588$246K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 22, 2021 $85K$97K−$12K$247K 990 PDF

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 $79,762 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $83,131$49,622
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,315$13,238
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $26,820$16,902
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $126,266$79,762
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,550$58,284
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,389$11,815
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $97,939$70,099
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,327$9,663
Part VI · Governance 0 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $79,762 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,622
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,827$8,827
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,411$4,411
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$16,902
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,238$79,762
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,099 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $31,480$31,480
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $26,804$26,804
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,795$7,795
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $626$626
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $3,394$3,394
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $58,284 · Management $11,815 · Fundraising $0$70,099
Part X · Balance sheet $331,314 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $126,474$138,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $195,177$193,144
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $321,651$331,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $321,651$331,314
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $321,651$331,314
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $321,651$331,314
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $331,314 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$79,762
XI-2 Total expenses$70,099
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$321,651
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$331,314

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

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