Nonprofit · EIN 81-0548082
PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,020,795 | $1,055,690 | -$34,895 | $871,891 | $145,808 | $726,083 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $920,663 | $1,091,612 | -$170,949 | $815,855 | $89,735 | $726,120 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $992,358
- of which government grants
- $99,164
- Program service revenue
- $17,140
- Investment income
- $32,657
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$37,543
- Net income from gaming
- $5,503
- Other revenue
- -$21,360
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $332,683
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $60,126
- Other salaries and wages
- $182,792
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $257,241
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $325
- Accounting fees
- $14,649
- Travel
- $17,322
- Program services (functional)
- $892,960
- Management and general (functional)
- $87,058
- Fundraising (functional)
- $75,672
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $815,855
- Total assets, end of year
- $871,891
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $145,808
- Net assets, end of year
- $726,083
- Publicly traded securities
- $434,031
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $239,342
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $486,741
- Gross receipts
- $1,087,354
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL WOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $60,126 |
| MAHLON MITCHELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN WILDING | VICE PRES & SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WOODZICKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEGARMO | DIRECTOR (THRU JUNE) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BRUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HIRSCH | DIRECTOR (THRU NOVEMBER) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE BOSANKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON PERKISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY RAUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN LAUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL WOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $58,716 |
| MAHLON MITCHELL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| STEVEN WILDING | VICE PRES & SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WOODZICKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL DEGARMO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT SIMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA BRUN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HIRSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE BOSANKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON PERKISER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY RAUBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN LAUDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 321 E MAIN ST STE 200, MADISON, WI 53703-2813
- Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
- 7 N Pinckney St Suite 200, Madison WI 53703
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHAEL WOS, 321 EAST MAIN STREET 200, MADISON, WI 53703
- Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
- Jason Hempel, 1121 Kingston Ave, Racine WI 53402
- Signed the 990
- JERRY BIGGART, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (608) 630-8440
- Website
- PFFWCF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION IS TO CHAMPION COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION INITIATIVES; PROMOTE FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION; AND DELIVER MEANINGFUL SUPPORT TO BURN SURVIVORS, FIRE FIGHTERS AND COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- FIRE FIGHTER AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT: THE FOUNDATION'S VISION IS FOR ALL THOSE SERVED TO BE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND SUPPORTED IN THEIR LIVES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. SO, WHILE THE FOUNDATION GRACIOUSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE ONGOING SUPPORT OF GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS, DONORS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS, THE FOUNDATION ALSO GIVES SMALL GRANTS, SPONSORSHIPS, DONATIONS AND MORE TO WORTHY ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE STATE. WHEN THOSE WHO PROTECT AND SERVE ARE IN NEED, THE FOUNDATION WILL BE THERE. FIRE FIGHTERS WORK IN THE HEART OF EVERY COMMUNITY EVERY DAY TO KEEP THOSE THEY SERVE SAFE. WHEN WISCONSIN'S FIRE FIGHTERS ARE FACING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, PERSONAL TRAGEDY OR LOSS, OR OTHER CHALLENGES, IT IS OUR DUTY AND OUR HONOR TO HELP OUR BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN NEED. FIRE FIGHTER SUPPORT PROGRAMS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: DISASTER ASSISTANCE, WISCONSIN STATE FIRE FIGHTER'S MEMORIAL SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN HONOR GUARD.Expenses $358,190 · grants $230,339 · revenue $17,140
- BURN SURVIVOR: THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS BURN SURVIVORS OF ALL AGES AND IN ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY. THE FOUNDATION'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING BURN SURVIVORS GOES BACK TO THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF THE FOUNDATION. IN MORE THAN THREE DECADES OF WORK, THE FOUNDATION HAS DISCOVERED OVER AND OVER THAT THOSE WITH LIFE-ALTERING BURN INJURIES ARE VICTORS NOT VICTIMS. FROM BIKE RIDES AND GOLF INVITATIONS TO YOUTH LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND A SIGNATURE SUMMER CAMP FOR BURN-INJURED YOUTH, THE FOUNDATION WORKS TIRELESSLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BURN CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE TO DELIVER MUCH NEEDED CONTINUATION OF CARE THAT HELP THOSE SERVED TO NOT JUST SURVIVE, BUT THRIVE.Expenses $341,343 · grants $102,344
- FIRE PREVENTION: PREVENTING FIRES AND BURNS THROUGH EDUCATION AND RISK MITIGATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS PROVEN THAT FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS WORK. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS, THE NUMBER OF FIRE RELATED DEATHS IN WISCONSIN HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF AND DEATHS AMONG CHILDREN HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY MORE THAN 80%. STILL, SIGNIFICANT RISKS REMAIN. SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES, YET TOO MANY PEOPLE LIVE WITHOUT WORKING ALARMS. ESCAPE PLANS HELP PEOPLE PREPARE, YET BUSY FAMILIES OFTEN FAIL TO CHECK THIS ITEM OFF THE TO-DO LIST. THE SYNTHETIC MATERIALS THAT NOW MAKE UP HOMES AND FURNITURE MEAN A HOUSE CAN BE ENGULFED IN AS LITTLE AS THREE MINUTES, BUT PEOPLE TOO OFTEN THINK "IT WON'T HAPPEN TO US."Expenses $193,427
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 | Not 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
- 81-0548082
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $871,891
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,087,354
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,020,795 | $1,055,690 | $871,891 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $920,663 | $1,091,612 | $815,855 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $922,197 | $1,028,234 | $804,375 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2013 Officer: Jason Hempel | December 31, 2013 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-0548082).
Questions about PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is 81-0548082.
- Is PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE 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 PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MICHAEL WOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $60,126 (MICHAEL WOS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS OF WISCONSIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,020,795, expenses of $1,055,690 and total assets of $871,891 at year end.
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