Nonprofit · EIN 95-6050121
SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,284,239 | $924,751 | $359,488 | $3,862,842 | $34,905 | $3,827,937 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,219,866 | $853,071 | $366,795 | $3,434,022 | $32,636 | $3,401,386 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,101,051 | $831,623 | $269,428 | $3,042,266 | $36,602 | $3,005,664 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,121,283
- Membership dues
- $1,091,648
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $95,093
- Net rental income
- $67,863
- Other revenue
- $67,863
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $347,818
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $36,235
- Other salaries and wages
- $297,104
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $397,571
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,760
- Accounting fees
- $8,400
- Travel
- $8,097
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,434,022
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,862,842
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,905
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,827,937
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $814,254
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,397,899
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,827,937
- Gross receipts
- $1,519,730
- Employees
- 18
- Year formed
- 1907
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BERNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $143,131 |
| BRANDT TRUVER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| JOHN BURBAKER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| COREY TENG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| RACHEL DELACOUR | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $4,600 |
| GEOFREY CUMMINGS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| BEN VERNON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| DUSTIN KUHN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| JEFF CARLE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| DOUG NAKAMA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $2,835 |
| JOE KENNEDY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ANRELL GARCIA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN KING | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORRAINE HUTCHINSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BERNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $143,131 |
| BRANDT TRUVER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| JOHN BURBAKER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| COREY TENG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| KELLY DOAN | FORMER BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $4,800 |
| GEOFF CUMMINGS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| BEN VERNON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| ANRELL GARCIA | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| DUSTIN KUHN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,250 |
| JEFF CARLE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,250 |
| DAN KING | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $1,850 |
| JOE KENNEDY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $300 |
| RACHEL DELACOUR | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $300 |
| DOUG NAKAMA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORRAINE HUTCHINSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BERNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $127,296 |
| BRANDT TRUVER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| KELLY DOAN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,800 |
| JOHN BURBAKER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,700 |
| COREY TENG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $4,100 |
| ARNELL GARCIA | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| DAN KING | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| BEN VERNON | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| GEOFF CUMMINGS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $3,600 |
| JOE KENNEDY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DUSTIN KUHN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF CARLE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORRAINE HUTCHINSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10509 SAN DIEGO MISSION RD STE F, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-2202
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOE KENNEDY, 10509 SAN DIEGO MISSION ROAD F, SAN DIEGO, CA 92108
- Signed the 990
- SARA BERNS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (760) 729-0554
- Website
- WWW.SDFRA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Bonk Cushman Eagle & Garcia
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6050121 or by the name SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO BIND THE MEMBERS TOGETHER IN A CLOSER BOND OF FRATERNITY FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION, TO ASSIST MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SICKNESS, DISTRESS, AND DEATH, AND TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE SOCIAL RELATIONS AND WELFARE AMONG THE MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ACTIVE AND RETIRED FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, FROM THE SAN DIEGO AREA, DURING TIMES OF DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP, ASSISTANCE PROVIDED INCLUDES DEATH BENEFITS, LIFE AND ACCIDENT BENEFITS, SUPPLEMENTING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PROVIDING PRACTICAL RESOURCES, REFERRALS, PEER MENTORING AND SUPPORTIVE CARE FOR WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND PARENTS.
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
- 95-6050121
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,862,842
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,519,730
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,284,239 | $924,751 | $3,862,842 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,219,866 | $853,071 | $3,434,022 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,101,051 | $831,623 | $3,042,266 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,082,147 | $754,708 | $2,660,766 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 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 95-6050121).
Questions about SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION is 95-6050121.
- Is SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1986.
- Are donations to SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION 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 SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION 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 SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION 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 SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOE KENNEDY.
- Who are the officers and directors of SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,131 (SARA BERNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SAN DIEGO FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,284,239, expenses of $924,751 and total assets of $3,862,842 at year end.
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