Nonprofit · EIN 38-1100661
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Also known as L0344 DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIA
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,711,043 | $1,459,572 | $251,471 | $2,104,621 | $0 | $2,104,621 |
| November 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,716,143 | $1,708,987 | $7,156 | $1,790,655 | $0 | $1,790,655 |
| November 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,566,315 | $1,572,279 | -$5,964 | $1,685,966 | $684 | $1,685,282 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,641,689
- Investment income
- $52,806
- Other revenue
- $16,548
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,407
- Other salaries and wages
- $67,935
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $320,337
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $201,241
- Accounting fees
- $20,430
- Occupancy
- $72,984
- Travel
- $12,461
- Depreciation
- $2,461
- Program services (functional)
- $1,120,221
- Management and general (functional)
- $339,351
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,790,655
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,104,621
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,104,621
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $8,537
- Publicly traded securities
- $558,754
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,104,621
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,141
- Gross receipts
- $1,711,043
- Employees
- 13
- Year formed
- 1935
- State of legal domicile
- MI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS GEHART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $37,890 |
| MICHAEL CRETU | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 10 | $27,757 |
| JEFFREY PEGG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $27,757 |
| ANDREW SCHWEDLER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $27,757 |
| ALBERT GARCIA | NORTH BATTAL Trustee or director | 5 | $14,778 |
| JOHN DAVIS | DIVISION BAT Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
| TIMOTHY CARTER II | CENTRAL BATT Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
| JOSEPH JONES IV | WEST BATTALI Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
| JOSHUA KOCH | EMS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
| GERALD STEWART | SW BATTALION Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
| JUSTIN THARRETT | EAST BATTALI Trustee or director | 5 | $14,578 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS GEHART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $33,560 |
| JEFFREY PEGG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $24,643 |
| TIMOTHY CARTER II | CENTRAL BATT Trustee or director | 10 | $23,654 |
| MICHAEL CRETU | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $13,961 |
| ANDREW SCHWEDLER | TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $13,961 |
| GERALD STEWART | SW BATTALION Trustee or director | 5 | $13,172 |
| JOSHUA KOCH | EMS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $12,972 |
| JOHN CANGIALOSI | EAST BATTALI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $11,682 |
| ANTHOINE WYATT | WEST BATTALI Former | 5 | $11,682 |
| RONNEL BEST | NORTH BATTAL Former | 5 | $11,679 |
| JOHN DAVIS | DIVISION BAT Trustee or director | 2 | $1,290 |
| ALBERT GARCIA | NORTH BATTAL Trustee or director | 2 | $1,290 |
| JOSEPH JONES IV | WEST BATTALI Trustee or director | 2 | $1,290 |
| JUSTIN THARRETT | EAST BATTALI Trustee or director | 2 | $1,290 |
990 for the year ended November 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS GEHART | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $35,634 |
| CHRISTOPHER SMITH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $26,106 |
| TIMOTHY CARTER II | TREASURER Trustee or director | 10 | $26,006 |
| JEFFREY PEGG | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $26,006 |
| GERALD STEWART | SW BATTALION Trustee or director | 10 | $14,053 |
| JOHN CANGIALOSI | EAST BATTALI Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $13,703 |
| MICHAEL CRETU | CENTRAL BATT Trustee or director | 2 | $13,703 |
| JOSHUA KOCH | EMS DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $13,703 |
| ANDREW SCHWEDLER | DIVISIONS DI Trustee or director | 1 | $13,703 |
| ANTHOINE WYATT | WEST BATTALI Trustee or director | 2 | $13,703 |
| RONNEL BEST | NORTH BATTAL Trustee or director | 2 | $13,700 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 333 W FORT ST STE 1420, DETROIT, MI 48226-3149
- In care of
- % ANDREW K SCHWEDLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS GEHART, 333 W FORT STREET, SUITE 1420, DETROIT, MI 48226
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS GEHART, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (313) 962-7546
- Website
- WWW.DFFA344.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BULTYNCK & CO PLLC
Mission
THE DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 34 IAFF (DFFA LOCAL 344 IAFF) IS CRAFTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, PROMOTING GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ENGAGING IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN WHICH IT WILL BENEFIT THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF THE DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS ASSOICATION LOCAL NO. 344, IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TAFT-HARTLEY ACT.
Program accomplishments
- THE DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL 344 IAFF (DFFA LOCAL 344 IAFF) IS CRAFTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, PROMOTING GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ENGAGING IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGISLATIVE, POLIICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES IN WHICH IS WILL BENEFIT THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MEMBERS, ON BEHALF OF THE DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION LOCAL NO. 344, INCOMPLIANCE WITH THE TAFT-HARTLY ACT.Expenses $1,110,537 · revenue $1,638,548
- MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY ORGANIZATION FOR MEMBERS' USE (DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS)
- MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY ORGANIZATION FOR MEMBERS' USE (DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS)Expenses $9,684
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in November, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | November 30, 2025 | April 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | November 30, 2024 | April 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | November 30, 2023 | April 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-1100661
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- November
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0160: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,104,621
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,711,043
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | November 2025 | $1,711,043 | $1,459,572 | $2,104,621 | XML |
| 990 | November 2024 | $1,716,143 | $1,708,987 | $1,790,655 | XML |
| 990 | November 2023 | $1,566,315 | $1,572,279 | $1,685,966 | XML |
| 990 | November 2022 | $1,584,014 | $1,639,867 | $1,682,481 | IRS |
| 990 | November 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | November 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 38-1100661).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS is 38-1100661.
- Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1940.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending November 30, 2026) is due April 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended November 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 names THOMAS GEHART.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $37,890 (THOMAS GEHART, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended November 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,711,043, expenses of $1,459,572 and total assets of $2,104,621 at year end.
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