Nonprofit · EIN 52-6039653
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS
Also known as L0734 BALTIMORE
Tax-exempt · BALTIMORE, MD 21230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,169,805 | $1,057,207 | $112,598 | $1,749,446 | $67,874 | $1,681,572 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,158,847 | $915,765 | $243,082 | $1,636,903 | $67,929 | $1,568,974 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $48,229
- Program service revenue
- $1,092,972
- Investment income
- $29,725
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,256
- Other revenue
- -$1,121
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $55,269
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $210,975
- Other salaries and wages
- $75,751
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $320,847
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $78,033
- Accounting fees
- $13,100
- Occupancy
- $34,467
- Travel
- $41,187
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,636,903
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,749,446
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $67,874
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,681,572
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,681,572
- Gross receipts
- $1,191,303
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1942
- State of legal domicile
- MD
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW COSTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $38,833 |
| JOHN BURKE JR | FORMER SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $31,067 |
| JENNIFER MUTH | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $24,575 |
| JUSTIN RIGGIN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $23,300 |
| MICHAEL SCHLEY JR | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $23,300 |
| GARLAND HARRISON | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| MICHAEL PALMER | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| JOSEPH NOCAR | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| ZACHARY THOMPSON | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| CAIRA ARTIS | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| WALTER JUBB | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| JENNIFER LOPEZ | EMS BATTALION Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| DOMINIQUE SCOTT | EMS BATTALION Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| RUSSELL LICHTENBERG | RETIREE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| MARCUS MILLER | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEGAN FANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| JOSEPH BALLISTRERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,825 |
| RYAN MURPHY | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BURKE JR | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $29,282 |
| JENNIFER MUTH | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $24,737 |
| MATTHEW COSTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 27 | $24,125 |
| MICHAEL SCHLEY JR | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $22,175 |
| RICHARD LANGFORD | FORMER PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $18,116 |
| JUSTIN RIGGIN | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $15,381 |
| PATRICK MAYFIELD | FORMER 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $11,051 |
| WALTER JUBB | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,544 |
| DOMINIQUE SCOTT | EMS BATTALION Trustee or director | 3 | $5,544 |
| RUSSELL LICHTENBERG | RETIREE REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,544 |
| JOSEPH BALLISTRERI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,544 |
| CAIRA ARTIS | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,091 |
| MICHAEL PALMER | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,993 |
| MARCUS MILLER | SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Trustee or director | 3 | $2,877 |
| GARLAND HARRISON | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,826 |
| JOSEPH NOCAR | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,826 |
| ZACHARY THOMPSON | BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,826 |
| JENNIFER LOPEZ | EMS BATTALION Trustee or director | 3 | $2,826 |
| MEGAN FANNON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,826 |
| ANDREW DOYLE | FORMER TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $2,718 |
| JOSEPH RUSSO IV | FORMER BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $1,812 |
| JOSEPH MCNULTY IV | FORMER BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $1,812 |
| ALEXIS PTAK | FORMER EMS BATTALION Trustee or director | 3 | $1,486 |
| CHRISTOPHER GUIDA | FORMER BATTALION REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 3 | $906 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1202 RIDGELY ST, BALTIMORE, MD 21230-2604
- In care of
- % ROBERT J SLEDGESKI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MATTHEW COSTER, 1202 RIDGELY STREET, BALTIMORE, MD 21230
- Signed the 990
- RYAN MURPHY, SECRETARY-TREASURER
- Phone
- (410) 234-0734
- Website
- IAFFLOCAL734.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA
Mission
REPRESENT MEMBERS AND LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS UNION.
Program accomplishments
- TO REPRESENT 668 ACTIVE AND 1099 RETIRED FIRE FIGHTERS IN CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY OF BALTIMORE, SETTLE GRIEVANCES AND PROMOTE THE OVERALL GOODWILL OF THE PROFESSION.
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 | Not 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
- 52-6039653
- 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)
- $1,749,446
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,191,303
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,169,805 | $1,057,207 | $1,749,446 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,158,847 | $915,765 | $1,636,903 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,087,640 | $1,041,800 | $1,418,121 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 52-6039653).
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 52-6039653.
- 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 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. 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 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MATTHEW COSTER.
- Who are the officers and directors of INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 17 received compensation from the organization, the highest $38,833 (MATTHEW COSTER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,169,805, expenses of $1,057,207 and total assets of $1,749,446 at year end.
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