Nonprofit · EIN 51-0209356
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Also known as L2546 SUNCOAST PROF FIRE FIGHTERS &
Tax-exempt · VENICE, FL 34292
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,673,386 | $1,502,277 | $171,109 | $3,001,520 | $92,333 | $2,909,187 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,579,890 | $1,473,934 | $105,956 | $2,786,356 | $48,278 | $2,738,078 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,358,688 | $1,202,799 | $155,889 | $2,662,422 | $30,300 | $2,632,122 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,645,212
- Investment income
- $28,174
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $489,276
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $528,269
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $88,900
- Accounting fees
- $7,980
- Occupancy
- $60,093
- Depreciation
- $33,795
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,786,356
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,001,520
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $92,333
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,909,187
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,058,689
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,830,315
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $78,872
- Gross receipts
- $1,673,386
- Employees
- 31
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT EM Trustee or director | 20 | $46,049 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $39,193 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $38,548 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $37,252 |
| TIMOTHY R BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $27,853 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $19,050 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $18,186 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $16,294 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $15,309 |
| ROD A GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $15,309 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $15,265 |
| RICHARD S ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $10,903 |
| PAUL Y LAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $9,679 |
| RYAN S BEHLING | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 20 | $9,380 |
| TIMOTHY R KEUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $8,463 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK K ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $7,325 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $6,780 |
| JASON SOUSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $6,613 |
| BRADLEY TSANG | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $6,236 |
| GABRIEL E GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $6,020 |
| ADAM INLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $5,478 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $5,416 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $4,224 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,616 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $2,616 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,616 |
| ANTHONY D LAURENTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,616 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| TYLER M RODRIGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $2,058 |
| WILLIAM P BOWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $1,600 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $45,003 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $38,040 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $29,350 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | BUSINESS AGE Trustee or director | 20 | $28,456 |
| TIMOTHY BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $25,268 |
| RYAN BEHLING | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 20 | $24,285 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $18,432 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $15,138 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $14,932 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $14,819 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $13,606 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $11,994 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $10,577 |
| ROD A GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $9,815 |
| RICHARD ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $9,422 |
| JENTZEN K BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $7,848 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $6,345 |
| PATRICK ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $6,330 |
| PAUL Y LAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $5,857 |
| ADAM INLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $5,787 |
| JOEL P BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $5,288 |
| GRADY T GRIFFIN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $5,281 |
| BENJAMIN P MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $4,050 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| BRADLEY TSANG | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $2,263 |
| TIMOTHY R KEUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $1,800 |
| ANTHONY D LAURENTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $1,800 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $1,000 |
| BRENDAN R BETANCOURT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $704 |
| MICHAEL S MCNEELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $600 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $42,911 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $36,028 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | BUSINESS AGE Trustee or director | 20 | $27,109 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $23,549 |
| BRENDAN R BETANCOURT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $18,248 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $17,517 |
| TIMOTHY BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $17,435 |
| JOEL P BAKER | ASST TO THE Trustee or director | 20 | $16,058 |
| JENTZEN K BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $14,634 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $14,041 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $12,897 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $11,731 |
| MATTHEW A SEILER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $11,230 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $10,038 |
| BENJAMIN P MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $10,038 |
| RYAN BEHLING | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 20 | $8,917 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $8,917 |
| RICHARD ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $7,199 |
| ROCCO V SALVATORI | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 20 | $6,468 |
| PATRICK ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $5,830 |
| PAUL ZALLER | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $3,516 |
| GRADY T GRIFFIN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $2,881 |
| JOSE L REYES | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $2,525 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| MICHAEL S MCNEELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $2,400 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $1,800 |
| JEFFREY BULLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $1,169 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $1,029 |
| BRAD S JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $600 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $206 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 752 COMMERCE DR STE 1, VENICE, FL 34292-1744
- In care of
- % JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON J BERZOWSKI, 752 COMMERCE DRIVE UNIT 1, VENICE, FL 34292
- Signed the 990
- JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (941) 485-5193
- Website
- WWW.IAFF2546.COM
- Return prepared by
- MENZEL & ASSOCIATES CPAS PA
Mission
REPRESENTATION OF FIREFIGHTERS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS IN LEGAL, LABOR & LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. IT CONDUCTS SEMINARS & PROMOTES PROFESSIONALISM AMONG FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS.Expenses $1,502,277 · revenue $1,645,212
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0209356
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0160: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,001,520
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,673,386
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,673,386 | $1,502,277 | $3,001,520 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,579,890 | $1,473,934 | $2,786,356 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,358,688 | $1,202,799 | $2,662,422 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,252,036 | $1,133,068 | $2,501,630 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 51-0209356).
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 51-0209356.
- Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1959.
- 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 September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 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 September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JASON J BERZOWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 30 received compensation from the organization, the highest $46,049 (PHILIP W VETS, PRESIDENT EM).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,673,386, expenses of $1,502,277 and total assets of $3,001,520 at year end.
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