Firefighters for Healing

Tax-deductible

Minneapolis, MN501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 80-0717709Revenue $1.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfirefightersforhealing.org650 Portland Avenue, 55415-4404 · Minneapolis, MNTax-exempt since Jan 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Identify and support families and individuals impacted by fires, via financial assistance and programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 95 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Donations are tax-deductible
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $757K a year · 53% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$228K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 54% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $322K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4.3M
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$4.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▼ -14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$451K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$4.8M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2013.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $941K Management & general 10% · $122K Fundraising 16% · $202K

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; $228K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Executive Director
$130,385Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Camp Red Executive Director
$67,125Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Gambling Manager
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Laferriere’s $130K as President/Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacob Laferriere$130,385$92,637$62,984$54,167$50,000
Jeff Larson$67,125$30,001$17,875$21,125$17,875
Ron Johnson$30,000$28,462$22,988$14,583$22,917
Paula Wilhelm———$24,551$23,375
Jami Jacobus—$20,536———
Kelley Danialson—$2,340———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides financial aid and programs to families and individuals affected by fires.

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3 programs · $921K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

On average, nearly 7,000 children and adults are treated for severe burns and burn trauma each year in the twin cities alone. Recognizing the significant demand for emergency shelter for families of burn and trauma victims, as well as the limited resources available to address the physical and psychological healing care needed after…

$703Kprogram expense
02

Camp red (camp realize every dream) is an overnight camp for burn survivors between 6 - 16 years of age who want to have the opportunity to live beyond the scars and to be kids. Camp red offers a variety of active and passive activities in the most beautiful setting, including canoeing, archery, trust, swimming, boating, horseback riding…

$173Kprogram expense
03

Financial support and aid outside of insurance to regional burn units, burn survivors and their families. We provide assistance to families with temporary overnight stays in hotels, basic toiletries, and essentials while their loved ones are being treated for burn injuries at twin cities hospitals.

$45Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $396K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$124,154
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,492
Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,394
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,067
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,643
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,011
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,450
Unitemized GrantFY2022$37,170
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,404
Unitemized GrantFY2020$27,177
Hennepin Health FoundationMN · FY2020$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,513

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$105K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$941K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$202K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$156K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$581K
Investment incomeLn 3$105K
Gains on assetsLn 7$8
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$276K
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$695K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 695
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$2.4M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$662K$695K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M$5.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.0M$9.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.3M$4.3M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M$4.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$166K$166K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K$167K$17K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$118K$56K$23K$40K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$6K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$1K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$85K$51K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$10K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$4K$19K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$3K$11K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$123
OccupancyLn 16$113K$112K$552$973
TravelLn 17$17K$13K$300$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$856$3K$5K
InterestLn 20$165K$163K$807$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$220K$217K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$271$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$7$213$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$941K$122K$202K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$189K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.0M$639K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.3M$451K$1.8M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$299K$1.1M$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $338K$299K$39K$1.2M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,454,351 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,648,860$1,367,205
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $98,767$104,596
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$65,925−$17,450
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,681,702$1,454,351
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $133,247$173,889
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,055$396,633
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $643,757$694,522
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,043,059$1,265,044
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $638,643$189,307
Part VI · Governance 12 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,454,351 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $191,600 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$580,514
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$786,691
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$155,982
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,367,205
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104,588$104,588
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $8$8
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$214,521−$214,521
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,471$5,471
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $149,816 · Excluded from tax −$62,670$1,454,351
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,265,044 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,782$7,782
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $166,107$166,107
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $166,740 · Management $16,763 · Fundraising $59,515$243,018
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $55,549 · Management $22,566 · Fundraising $39,733$117,848
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,780 · Management $2,625 · Fundraising $4,622$13,027
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,449 · Management $1,303 · Fundraising $4,988$22,740
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $50,600 · Fundraising $33,991$84,591
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,750 · Fundraising $3,509$13,259
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,054 · Fundraising $18,887$22,941
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,009 · Management $11,382 · Fundraising $19,366$33,757
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,844 · Fundraising $123$3,967
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $111,668 · Management $552 · Fundraising $973$113,193
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,989 · Management $300 · Fundraising $3,365$16,654
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $856 · Management $3,057 · Fundraising $4,904$8,817
IX-20 InterestPrograms $163,110 · Management $807 · Fundraising $1,421$165,338
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $217,098 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $1,891$220,063
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $271 · Management $6,680$6,951
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7 · Management $213 · Fundraising $4,771$4,991
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $941,219 · Management $121,766 · Fundraising $202,059$1,265,044
Part X · Balance sheet $9,118,190 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $295,846$275,557
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,068,622$2,242,462
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $42,541$75,750
X-4 Accounts receivable$75,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $40$80
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$8,429
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,966,236$5,746,173
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $661,565$694,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,034,850$9,118,190
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $83,155$216,595
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,326,487$4,295,090
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,708,363$4,823,100
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,708,363$4,823,100
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,034,850$9,118,190
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,823,100 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,454,351
XI-2 Total expenses$1,265,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$189,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,708,363
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$233
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$74,803
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,823,100

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

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