Jw Memorial Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the JW Memorial Foundation is to provide Immediate assistance to the families of first responders (law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics and fire fighters) who have lost their lives or sustained significant injuries in the line of duty in the state of Idaho. Our intent is to provide at least three months of living expenses for the families immediately after an incident to allow time for them to begin the process of healing without financial worry.
- Income
- $112,224
- Spending
- $100,641
- Reserves
- 9.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 69%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $96,997 spent. Survivor Benefits: The JW Memorial Foundation provided needed financial benefits to 5 families of emergency responders who were killed or severely injured in the line of duty in Idaho in 2025 as a result of the following incidents: 1. In February 2025 we continued to provide assistance to the family of a firefighter who sustained a traumatic brain injury from a falling tree while fighting a wildland fire in North Central Idaho in 2024. Because of the extensive rehabilitation efforts in different locations in the country, the JW Memorial Foundation provided financial assistance to several family members to travel and secure lodging to remain near him for support while he was undergoing extensive treatment and rehabilitation in the amount of $5000.00. 2. In June 2025, three firefighters were ambushed by an armed assailant while responding to a wildland fire in Northern Idaho. Two of the firefighters died from their injuries and another was seriously injured. We provided financial assistance for living expenses to all three families for three months, for a total of $37,012.00 out of our Benefits Fund. In addition, because of the outpouring of support from the community, we acted as the passthrough for additional donations that we transferred directly to the three families, in the amount of additional assistance of $45,233.13. 3. In July 2025, a wildland firefighter was killed by a falling tree while fighting a fire in North Central Idaho. The JW Memorial Foundation provided financial assistance to her family members for travel from their home in Minnesota to Idaho immediately after her death in the amount of $9,712.07. Our intent in all cases is to begin financial assistance as quickly as possible, with minimal red tape, and in all of these incidents, we did so within one week of the occurrence.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Memorial Hospital Foundation Inc (Easton, MD), EIN 52-1282080. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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