Nonprofit · EIN 45-5005192
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CHICAGO, IL 60654
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $350,758 | $323,442 | $27,316 | $1,185,236 | $66,673 | $1,118,563 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $398,003 | $372,393 | $25,610 | $1,208,620 | $117,373 | $1,091,247 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $340,448 | $371,140 | -$30,692 | $1,145,513 | $79,299 | $1,066,214 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $432,595
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,859
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$106,696
- Other revenue
- -$106,696
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $122,534
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $30,203
- Depreciation
- $32,775
- Program services (functional)
- $232,153
- Management and general (functional)
- $91,289
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,208,620
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,185,236
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $66,673
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,118,563
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $43,500
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,118,563
- Gross receipts
- $495,982
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAY OROZCO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HASBROOK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID DAHLQUIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN GIBBONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATT REVORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED TWOHEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SCIARROTTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI HEALEY | BOARD MEMBER (END 10/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GAMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON COGLIANESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO NAVARRETE | TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHARON DESH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESSE KEIG | BOARD MEMBER (START 01/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM WANDYCZ | BOARD MEMBER (START 2/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAY OROZCO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HASBROOK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID DAHLQUIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN GIBBONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATT REVORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED TWOHEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX HOUSTEN | BOARD MEMBER (END 03/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SCIARROTTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI HEALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GAMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON COGLIANESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO NAVARRETE | TREASURER, BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SHARON DESH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAY OROZCO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS HASBROOK | TREASURER (END 10/23), BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID DAHLQUIST | SECRETARY (END 03/23), BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAN GIBBONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MATT REVORD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED TWOHEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX HOUSTEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SCIARROTTA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI HEALEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GAMBS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TERRY PETERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON COGLIANESE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICARDO NAVARRETE | TREASURER(START 10/23), BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON DESH | BOARD MEMBER (START 3/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 N LASALLE DR 4400, CHICAGO, IL 60654-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RAY OROZCO, 300 N LASALLE DR 4400, CHICAGO, IL 60654
- Signed the 990
- RAY OROZCO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (312) 663-0222
- Website
- HTTPS://CFDFOUNDATION.COM/
- Return prepared by
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
Mission
THE CFD FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE CRITICAL LIFESAVING WORK OF THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE FOUNDATION WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ITS MEMBERS TO SUPPORT ITS MOST CRUCIAL PRIORITIES; TO REDUCE FIREFIGHTER, PARAMEDIC, AND CIVILIAN DEATHS AND INJURY. THE FOUNDATION WILL SUPPORT CFD INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION, FIRE PREVENTION, TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED THROUGH CITY, STATE OR FEDERAL BUDGETS. THE FOUNDATION WILL ASSIST THE FIREFIGHTERS/PARAMEDICS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN TIME OF NEED.
Program accomplishments
- FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION - PROVIDES PROGRAMS/FUNDING TO THE CFD TO EDUCATE, INFORM AND INVOLVE THE PUBLIC IN PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY. THE FOUNDATION, THROUGH THE STATE-OF-THE-ART VIRTUAL REALITY EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROVIDES CHICAGO AREA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS STUDENTS WITH FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION AND SAFETY. IN 2025 HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN IN CHICAGO COMPLETED THE VIRTUAL REALITY SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM.Expenses $33,271
- LODD AND HEROES PROGRAM - ASSISTS THE FAMILIES OF FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IN TIMES OF NEED. LODD AND HEROES PROGRAMS PROVIDE BURIAL ASSISTANCE, PIPES AND DRUMS FOR FUNERAL PROCESSIONS, AND SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS TO THE CHILDREN OF FALLEN HEROES. DURING 2025, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED SUPPORT TO ONE (1) LINE OF DUTY DEATH, FIVE (5) ACTIVE MEMBERS ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO PASSED AWAY, AND FIVE (5) MEMBERS WHO ARE BATTLING SERIOUS INJURIES AND ILLNESS. WE PROVIDED BACK-TO-SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 28 FAMILIES AND 49 CHILDREN OF LINE OF DUTY DEATHS AND PROVIDED EIGHT (8) SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTING THE GOLD BADGE SOCIETY.Expenses $109,924 · grants $109,500
- ADVOCACY AND DONATIONS - THE PROGRAM PROVIDED FIRE AND CO ALARMS TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, AND DONATIONS TO CHARITIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT. APPROXIMATELY 3,500 00 FIRE AND CO ALARMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH 4 FOOD PANTRIES AND SENIOR CITIZEN CENTERS ACROSS CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS. THE ADVOCACY PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDED 6 SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATES FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE FIRE TRAINING ACADEMY (CPFTA), FUNDING FOR THE CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT PIPES AND DRUMS, SUPPORTED THE ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND MASS, AND CELEBRATED FIRST RESPONDENTS BY PROVIDING 800 "GRAB AND GO LUNCHES" TO CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS.Expenses $85,424 · grants $9,500
- Expenses $3,534 · grants $3,534
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-5005192
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M24)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,185,236
- Income (IRS master file)
- $495,982
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $350,758 | $323,442 | $1,185,236 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $398,003 | $372,393 | $1,208,620 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $340,448 | $371,140 | $1,145,513 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $369,589 | $286,820 | $1,131,246 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 45-5005192).
Questions about CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION is 45-5005192.
- Is CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION 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 CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RAY OROZCO.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $350,758, expenses of $323,442 and total assets of $1,185,236 at year end.
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