Nonprofit · EIN 30-0678898
SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · VENICE, FL 34292
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $230,967 | $312,997 | -$82,030 | $195,010 | $0 | $195,010 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $231,883 | $187,513 | $44,370 | $277,040 | $0 | $277,040 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $181,598 | $128,032 | $53,566 | $232,670 | $0 | $232,670 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $230,967
- of which government grants
- $48,350
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $233,883
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,338
- Program services (functional)
- $267,972
- Management and general (functional)
- $16,848
- Fundraising (functional)
- $28,177
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $277,040
- Total assets, end of year
- $195,010
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $195,010
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $195,010
- Gross receipts
- $230,967
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT EM Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $46,049 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $39,193 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $38,548 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $37,252 |
| TIMOTHY R BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $27,853 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $19,050 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $18,186 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $16,294 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $15,309 |
| ROD A GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $15,309 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $15,265 |
| RICHARD S ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $10,903 |
| PAUL Y LAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $9,679 |
| RYAN S BEHLING | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $9,380 |
| TIMOTHY R KEUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $8,463 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICK R ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $7,325 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,780 |
| JASON SOUSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,613 |
| BRADLEY TSANG | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,236 |
| GABRIEL E GONZALEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,020 |
| ADAM INLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,478 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,416 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $4,224 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,616 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,616 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,616 |
| ANTHONY D LAURENTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,616 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| TYLER M RODRIGUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,058 |
| WILLIAM P BOWEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,600 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $45,003 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $38,040 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $29,350 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | BUSINESS AGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $28,456 |
| TIMOTHY BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $25,268 |
| RYAN BEHLING | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $24,285 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $18,432 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $15,138 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $14,932 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $14,819 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $13,606 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $11,994 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $10,577 |
| ROD A GRIFFIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $9,815 |
| RICHARD ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $9,422 |
| JENTZEN K BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $7,848 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,345 |
| PATRICK ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,330 |
| PAUL Y LAUFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,857 |
| ADAM INLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,787 |
| JOEL P BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,288 |
| GRADY T GRIFFIN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,281 |
| BENJAMIN P MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $4,050 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| BRADLEY TSANG | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,263 |
| TIMOTHY R KEUSCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,800 |
| ANTHONY D LAURENTI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,800 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,000 |
| BRENDAN R BETANCOURT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $704 |
| MICHAEL S MCNEELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $600 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP W VETS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $42,911 |
| JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $36,028 |
| JASON J BERZOWSKI | BUSINESS AGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $27,109 |
| GERARDO A ROGAZY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $23,549 |
| BRENDAN R BETANCOURT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $18,248 |
| DOUGLAS J HUFFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $17,517 |
| TIMOTHY BAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $17,435 |
| JOEL BAKER | ASST TO THE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $16,058 |
| JENTZEN K BARTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $14,634 |
| ROMAN M GRABOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $14,041 |
| DEREK M FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $12,897 |
| PAUL E REDA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $11,731 |
| MATTHEW A SEILER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $11,230 |
| DANIEL I FELICO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $10,038 |
| BENJAMIN P MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $10,038 |
| RYAN BEHLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 20 | $0 | $8,917 |
| FRANK AGRESTA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $8,917 |
| RICHARD ROOME | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $7,199 |
| ROCCO V SALVATORI | FIELD REPRES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $6,468 |
| PATRICK ROWAN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $5,830 |
| PAUL ZALLER | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $3,516 |
| GRADY T GRIFFIN | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $2,881 |
| JOSE L REYES | STEWARD Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $2,525 |
| TED C LANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| GARRY A LAWSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| CURT E TELLBUESCHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| MICHAEL S MCNEELEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $2,400 |
| PAUL C DYER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,800 |
| JEFFREY BULLOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,169 |
| CHARLES J MCCOLLUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,029 |
| BRAD S JACOBS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $600 |
| STEPHANIE K BEHLING | STEWARD Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $206 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 752 COMMERCE DR STE 1, VENICE, FL 34292-1744
- Mailing address (990-N for 2011)
- 740 Commerce Drive Suite 1, Venice FL 34292
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JASON J BERZOWSKI
- Principal officer (990-N for 2011)
- Philip Vets, 740 Commerce Drive Suite 1, Venice FL 34292
- Signed the 990
- JOHNNY R RIGNEY JR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (941) 485-5193
- Website
- FIRECHARITY911.COM
- Return prepared by
- MENZEL & ASSOCIATES CPAS PA
Mission
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE SAFE HEARTS CPR COMMUNITY TRAINING PROGRAM AND OTHER NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MANATEE, CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES OF FLORIDA. PARTICIPATION IN THE MDA "FILL THE BOOT" CAMPAIGN RAISING FUNDS LOCALLY FOR THE MDA IS A SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OF THE ORGANIZATION.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED FOR THE SAFE HEARTS COMMUNITY CPR TRAINING PROGRAM AND TO OTHER RECOGNIZED NON-PROFIT IRS 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY IN MANATEE, CHARLOTTE AND SARASOTA COUNTIES OF FLORIDA.Expenses $33,380 · grants $5,200
- MDA FILL THE BOOT - MEMBER FIRE FIGHTERS GATHER ON STREETS COLLECTING MONEY IN THEIR BOOTS FROM NEIGHBORS AND PASSERSBY TO BENEFIT OF THE MUSCULAR DISTROPHY ASSOCIATION.Expenses $234,592 · grants $228,683
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0678898
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $195,010
- Income (IRS master file)
- $230,967
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $230,967 | $312,997 | $195,010 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $231,883 | $187,513 | $277,040 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $181,598 | $128,032 | $232,670 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $167,741 | $144,530 | $180,454 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2011 Officer: Philip Vets | December 31, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 30-0678898).
Questions about SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is 30-0678898.
- Is SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 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 SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JASON J BERZOWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SUNCOAST PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS & PARAMEDICS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $230,967, expenses of $312,997 and total assets of $195,010 at year end.
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