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Baltimore City Fire Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Baltimore, MD501(c)(3)Since 2002Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 76-0722040Revenue $59K in FY2025Latest return filed Jun 22, 2026

On file with the IRS401 E Fayette Street - Mezzanine, 21202-3426 · Baltimore, MDTax-exempt since Sep 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support Fire department goals not otherwise possible under municipal budgets, offer business community and private citizens an opportunity to form a partnership with their Fire leaders, and to support

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 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 $32K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
168 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 168.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$59K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$41K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$573K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$59K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$60K
FY2021$83K
FY2022$219K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$56K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$41K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$23K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$41K
FY2024$59K
FY2025$41K
Net assets
$573K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$483K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$557K
FY2024$554K
FY2025$573K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2011-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. 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

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $38K Management & general 7% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alex Katzenberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin O'Connor
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bert Hash
Treasurer
$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

Funds fire department needs beyond municipal budgets, partnering with businesses and citizens.

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1 program · $38K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Ensuring the safety of residents and visitors by supporting fire prevention, suppression, investigation, and emergency medical services in baltimore city.

$38Kprogram 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
Frederick H Bedford JR and Margaret S Bedford Charitable FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $273K · 2022–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$38,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$36,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$165,019

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$59K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$38K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$573K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Total revenueLn 12$59K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$259K
SavingsLn 2$314K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$573K
Total assetsLn 16$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$573K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$554K$573K
Total assetsLn 16$554K$573K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$554K$573K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$38K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$41K$38K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 22, 2026 $59K$41K$19K$573K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $56K$59K−$3K$554K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 21, 2024 $67K$41K$26K$557K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 7, 2023 $219K$171K$49K$531K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 4, 2022 $83K$17K$66K$483K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 12, 2021 $60K$23K$37K$417K 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 $59,317 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,989$50,809
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,913$8,508
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,902$59,317
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,000$38,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,853$2,800
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,853$40,800
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,951$18,517
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $59,317 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$50,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$50,809
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,508
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$59,317
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,800 across 2 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $38,000$38,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,800 · Fundraising $0$2,800
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $38,000 · Management $2,800 · Fundraising $0$40,800
Part X · Balance sheet $572,900 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $56,535$259,190
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $497,848$313,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $554,383$572,900
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $554,383$572,900
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $554,383$572,900
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $554,383$572,900
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $572,900 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$59,317
XI-2 Total expenses$40,800
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$554,383
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$572,900

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

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