Nonprofit · EIN 25-1127052
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Also known as L0001 PITTSBURG
Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15207
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,001,519 | $1,105,832 | -$104,313 | $1,452,869 | $21,079 | $1,431,790 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,028,351 | $1,223,157 | -$194,806 | $1,548,556 | $12,454 | $1,536,102 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,046,125 | $1,077,405 | -$31,280 | $1,740,430 | $9,522 | $1,730,908 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,000,030
- Investment income
- $1,489
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,992
- Benefits paid to members
- $54,542
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $132,393
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $143,585
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $71,943
- Accounting fees
- $8,655
- Occupancy
- $21,922
- Travel
- $120,088
- Depreciation
- $49,049
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,548,556
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,452,869
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $21,079
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,431,790
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $836,735
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,431,790
- Gross receipts
- $1,001,519
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1903
- State of legal domicile
- PA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAN O'LEARY | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $20,936 |
| RALPH SICURO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $20,098 |
| TIMOTHY LEECH | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $17,224 |
| MARC BRUNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $16,727 |
| EDMUND FARLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $15,299 |
| JOHN FARAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $15,013 |
| FRANCIS E CAREY | FINANCIAL SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $14,653 |
| JOHN THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $12,443 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RALPH SICURO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $24,773 |
| TIMOTHY LEECH | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $22,105 |
| SEAN O'LEARY | TRUSTEE (BEG) RECORDING SECRETARY (END) Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $20,710 |
| EDMUND FARLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $17,047 |
| JOHN FARAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $16,635 |
| MARC BRUNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $15,654 |
| JOHN THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $14,260 |
| FRANCIS E CAREY | FINANCIAL SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $14,006 |
| MATTHEW BACHNER | RECORDING SECRETARY (BEG) Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $2,236 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY LEECH | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $21,454 |
| RALPH SICURO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $21,191 |
| MATTHEW BACHNER | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $17,435 |
| JOHN FARAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $14,885 |
| SEAN O'LEARY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $14,350 |
| EDMUND FARLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $13,546 |
| FRANCIS E CAREY | FINANCIAL SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $13,417 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 120 FLOWERS AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15207-1606
- In care of
- % FRANCIS CAREY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RALPH SICURO, 120 FLOWERS AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15207
- Signed the 990
- RALPH SICURO, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (412) 224-2109
- Website
- PITTSBURGHFIREFIGHTERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KENNETH M WASSERMAN CPA & COMPANY PC
Mission
TO SECURE JUST COMPENSATION FOR OUR SERVICES AND EQUITABLE SETTLEMENTS FOR OUR GREIVEANCES; TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF JUST AND REASONABLE WORKING CONDITIONS; TO PLACE THE MEMBERS OF OUR LOCAL ON A HIGHER PLANE OF SKILL AND EFFICIENCY; TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS RELATIONS BETWEEN FIRE FIGHTERS AND OUR EMPLOYER; TO ENCOURAGE THE FORMATION OF ADEQUATE SICK AND DEATH BENEFITS; TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS AND INSTRUCTION FOR THE IMPARTING OF KNOWLEDGE OF MODERN AND IMPROVED METHODS OF FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE PREVENTION, AND FIRE SAFETY; AND TO CULTIVATE FRIENDSHIP AMONG MEMBERS.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLISH A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE MEMBERSHIP, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SAFETY AND EDUCATION FOR PITTSBURGH FIREFIGHTERS.
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
- 25-1127052
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1940
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Group exemption
- 0160: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,452,869
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,001,519
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,001,519 | $1,105,832 | $1,452,869 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,028,351 | $1,223,157 | $1,548,556 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,046,125 | $1,077,405 | $1,740,430 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,020,257 | $994,539 | $1,781,648 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 25-1127052).
Questions about INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
- What is the EIN of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS is 25-1127052.
- Is INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1940.
- Are donations to INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS 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 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RALPH SICURO.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 8 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $20,936 (SEAN O'LEARY, RECORDING SECRETARY).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,001,519, expenses of $1,105,832 and total assets of $1,452,869 at year end.
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