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Nonprofit · EIN 81-1711951

UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST

Tax-exempt (reinstated) · PHOENIX, AZ 85012

Financials

$9.7M$7.8M2023$15M$14M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$15,040,660$13,992,805$1,047,855$14,997,336$0$14,997,336
December 31, 2023990$9,667,579$7,783,184$1,884,395$14,726,065$0$14,726,065
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$14,385,189
Investment income
$655,471
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Benefits paid to members
$13,657,304
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,595
Accounting fees
$6,419

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$14,726,065
Total assets, end of year
$14,997,336
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets, end of year
$14,997,336
Publicly traded securities
$11,146,423
Gross receipts
$15,040,660
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2006
State of legal domicile
AZ

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Don JongewaardTrustee
Trustee or director
3$0
Mike ScheidtBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Hunter ClareBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Dan FreibergChairman
Trustee or director
0$0
Bill LyallVice Chairman
Trustee or director
0$0
Scott DailBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
Dale CroganTrustee
Trustee or director
0$0
Kemp QuackenbushBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
David RodriguezBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
John DuffyBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0$111,069
Don JongewaardChairman
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$110,899
Mike ScheidtBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0$93,000
Steve BuerlineBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Dale CroganBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0$0
Mike PallasBoard Member
Trustee or director
0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
61 E COLUMBUS AVE, PHOENIX, AZ 85012-2333
In care of
% DON JONGEWAARD
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Don Jongewaard, PO BOX 7549, TEMPE, AZ 852810019
Signed the 990
Don Jongewaard, PO Box 7549
Phone
(602) 808-9578

Mission

To receive and hold contributions by member fire departments and their sworn firefighter employees provide monthly health care stipend for retirees and provide health insurance benefits for trust members and beneficiaries.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • The organization is a section 501 C 9 VEBA. It is designed to provide health care subsidies to retired employee who contribute to the VEBA in connection with theiremployment. During the 2018 year the plan began to pay health care subsidies to eligible retirees. The trust covers actively employed members who may be entitled to receive health care subsidies upon retirement depending upon the level of retiree health care benefits provided by their employer.0
  • The trust also began providing health insurance benefits Medical Dental Vision and Flexible spending for trust members and dependents effective January 1 2015. The trust collects employer and employee contributions used to fund the cost of insurance premiums and operate a code section 125 flexible spending arrangement. Trust does not provide health benefits or act as an insurer. The trust does provide insurance benefits to actively employed Trust members as well as dependents of the actively employed Trust members. In 2019 the Trust began covering retirees who elected in receiving premium deposits from the Arizona public Safety Personnel Retirement System PSPRS. The plan receives premiums deducted from members retirement checks and remits premiums to appropriate insurers.0

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
81-1711951
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(9): Voluntary employees' beneficiary association
Donations deductible
No
Exempt since
2017
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,997,336
Income (IRS master file)
$15,040,660

Revocation and reinstatement

Exemption revoked
May 15, 2010
Posted by the IRS
February 10, 2017
Reinstated
Effective May 15, 2010

From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$15,040,660$13,992,805$14,997,336XML
990December 2023$9,667,579$7,783,184$14,726,065XML
990December 2022$9,990,064$7,387,840$10,423,899IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 81-1711951).

Questions about UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST

What is the EIN of UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST is 81-1711951.
Is UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2010 and reinstated it effective May 15, 2010.
Are donations to UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST tax-deductible?
No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
Which annual return does UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST 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 UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST 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 UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST 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 UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Don Jongewaard.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does UNITED ARIZONA FIREFIGHTERS HEALTH CARE TRUST have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,040,660, expenses of $13,992,805 and total assets of $14,997,336 at year end.

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