Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 84-3955561
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
68th percentile
Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
87th percentile
Faster asset growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
86th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$53,487
Up $24,757 (+86%) from 2020
Net Assets
Up$53,487
Up $24,757 (+86%) from 2020
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2020
Revenue
Up$108,758
Up $55,926 (+106%) from 2020
Expenses
Up$84,002
Up $59,900 (+249%) from 2020
Net Income
Down$24,756
Down $3,974 (-14%) from 2020
We are firefighters who offer support and give back to children fighting critical illnesses.every critical illness a child is battling is a fight we will give our all to. We strive to ensure that each child we reach will stand with the support of our firefighters and our community. Our first responder volunteers go all out when it comes to the cause. They show up for the kids during the holidays, running an annual christmas toy drive and bringing halloween candy to kids who are too sick to trick-or- treat. When project fire buddies mobilizes, it's not unusual to see a dozen police officers, firefighters, and a favorite cartoon character jump out of emergency vehicles carrying piles of donated goodies for our fire buddies and their family to enjoy. Volunteers also make time to visit their fire buddies throughout the year. On a typical visit, they might play a game of catch, help their fire buddy learn to ride a bike, read them a favorite story, or even take some whipped cream in the eye
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| WE WANT TO PROVIDE AS MUCH ASSISTANCE AS POSSIBLE TO THE FAMILIES OF OUR FIRE BUDDIES. PROVIDING GIFTS, ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCES, OR NEEDED MEDICAL DEVICES ARE GREAT WAYS THAT WE HELP THE FAMILIES. | - | $61,237 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KURT DEGROOT | Chief Exec. | FT | $0 | - | - |
| RYAN BALLARD | Chief Oper. | FT | $0 | - | - |
| NICK SMITH | Chief Comm. | PT | $0 | - | - |
| GARY KASPER | Chief Dept. | PT | $0 | - | - |
| DAN MATYS | Chief Res. O | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses office 454 program expenses 61,237 fundraising expenses 17,735 software 4,080 bank charges 25 total 83,531”
“We are firefighters who offer support and give back to children fighting critical illnesses.every critical illness a child is battling is a fight we will give our all to. We strive to ensure that each child we reach will stand with the support of our firefighters and our community. Our first responder volunteers go all out when it comes to the cause. They show up for the kids during the holidays, running an annual christmas toy drive and bringing halloween candy to kids who are too sick to trick-or- treat. When project fire buddies mobilizes, it's not unusual to see a dozen police officers, firefighters, and a favorite cartoon character jump out of emergency vehicles carrying piles of donated goodies for our fire buddies and their family to enjoy. Volunteers also make time to visit their fire buddies throughout the year. On a typical visit, they might play a game of catch, help their fire buddy learn to ride a bike, read them a favorite story, or even take some whipped cream in the eye during a round of pie face - anything to make their fire buddy laugh and brighten their day. Project fire buddies also invites kids in, giving personal tours of the fire house and even cooking dinner and eating at the kitchen table with a child's family. For teenagers, project fire buddies makes sure to play it cool - avoiding the showier visits and focusing on making these older kids' dreams come true, whether that's finding tickets to their favorite team's big game or pitching in for high quality headphones so they can relax with their favorite music.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | WE ARE FIREFIGHTERS WHO OFFER SUPPORT AND GIVE BACK TO CHILDREN FIGHTING CRITICAL ILLNESSES.EVERY CRITICAL ILLNESS A CHILD IS BATTLING IS A FIGHT WE WILL GIVE OUR ALL TO. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD WE REACH WILL STAND WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST RESPONDER VOLUNTEERS GO ALL OUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CAUSE. THEY SHOW UP FOR THE KIDS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, RUNNING AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE AND BRINGING HALLOWEEN CANDY TO KIDS WHO ARE TOO SICK TO TRICK-OR- TREAT. WHEN PROJECT FIRE BUDDIES MOBILIZES, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE A DOZEN POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND A FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER JUMP OUT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES CARRYING PILES OF DONATED GOODIES FOR OUR FIRE BUDDIES AND THEIR FAMILY TO ENJOY. VOLUNTEERS ALSO MAKE TIME TO VISIT THEIR FIRE BUDDIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ON A TYPICAL VISIT, THEY MIGHT PLAY A GAME OF CATCH, HELP THEIR FIRE BUDDY LEARN TO RIDE A BIKE, READ THEM A FAVORITE STORY, OR EVEN TAKE SOME WHIPPED CREAM IN THE EYE |
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| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | false |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES OFFICE 454 PROGRAM EXPENSES 61,237 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,735 SOFTWARE 4,080 BANK CHARGES 25 TOTAL 83,531 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | WE ARE FIREFIGHTERS WHO OFFER SUPPORT AND GIVE BACK TO CHILDREN FIGHTING CRITICAL ILLNESSES.EVERY CRITICAL ILLNESS A CHILD IS BATTLING IS A FIGHT WE WILL GIVE OUR ALL TO. WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD WE REACH WILL STAND WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR FIREFIGHTERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. OUR FIRST RESPONDER VOLUNTEERS GO ALL OUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE CAUSE. THEY SHOW UP FOR THE KIDS DURING THE HOLIDAYS, RUNNING AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE AND BRINGING HALLOWEEN CANDY TO KIDS WHO ARE TOO SICK TO TRICK-OR- TREAT. WHEN PROJECT FIRE BUDDIES MOBILIZES, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO SEE A DOZEN POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND A FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTER JUMP OUT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES CARRYING PILES OF DONATED GOODIES FOR OUR FIRE BUDDIES AND THEIR FAMILY TO ENJOY. VOLUNTEERS ALSO MAKE TIME TO VISIT THEIR FIRE BUDDIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ON A TYPICAL VISIT, THEY MIGHT PLAY A GAME OF CATCH, HELP THEIR FIRE BUDDY LEARN TO RIDE A BIKE, READ THEM A FAVORITE STORY, OR EVEN TAKE SOME WHIPPED CREAM IN THE EYE DURING A ROUND OF PIE FACE - ANYTHING TO MAKE THEIR FIRE BUDDY LAUGH AND BRIGHTEN THEIR DAY. PROJECT FIRE BUDDIES ALSO INVITES KIDS IN, GIVING PERSONAL TOURS OF THE FIRE HOUSE AND EVEN COOKING DINNER AND EATING AT THE KITCHEN TABLE WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY. FOR TEENAGERS, PROJECT FIRE BUDDIES MAKES SURE TO PLAY IT COOL - AVOIDING THE SHOWIER VISITS AND FOCUSING ON MAKING THESE OLDER KIDS' DREAMS COME TRUE, WHETHER THAT'S FINDING TICKETS TO THEIR FAVORITE TEAM'S BIG GAME OR PITCHING IN FOR HIGH QUALITY HEADPHONES SO THEY CAN RELAX WITH THEIR FAVORITE MUSIC. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z |
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