International Association of Fire Fighters
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What it says it does
TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN RESCUE, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, FIREFIGHTING, PREVENTION, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC; TO SECURE FOR ITS MEMBERS JUST COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES; TO PROMOTE SAFETY AND JUST AND REASONABLE WORKING CONDITIONS; TO ENCOURAGE ITS MEMBERS TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN MODERN AND IMPROVED METHODS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PREVENTION; TO CULTIVATE FRIENDSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AMONG ITS MEMBERS; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS GOALS BY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND CHARITY; TO OCCASSIONALLY SUPPORT POLITICAL CANDIDATES AND LOCAL LEGISLATIVE MEASURES THAT REFLECT THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS; AND TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS AFL-CIO, CLC.
- Income
- $422,321
- Spending
- $401,250
- Employees
- 27
- Highest pay
- $23,678, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (3)
- SUPPORT OF MEMBERS IN EDUCATION AND IN WAGE, BENEFIT, AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS, AS AN AFFILIATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS.
- SUPPORT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND AWARENESS OF PUBLIC SAFETY
- TO OCASSIONALLY SUPPORT POLITICAL CANDIDATES WHOSE LEGISLATIVE AND/OR ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, IF ELECTED, STANDS TO AFFECT THE ASSOCIATION AND IT'S MEMBERS AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, REFLECTIVE OF THE GOALS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(5) labor or agricultural 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 November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 2024.
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 March 1959.
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 November 4, 2026.
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