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FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0633544)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-06-13
IRS object ID
201811659349200311
Schema version
2017v2.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-06-13T05:18:10-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760633544EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlFIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8327571499PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 925AddressLine1Txt
CityFriendswoodCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77549ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendy C NorrisPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone8326476770PhoneNum
Signature2018-06-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn NorrisPreparerPersonNm
Phone8327225070PhoneNum
Preparation2018-06-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.texasloddtaskforce.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$78,547GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$45,657ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$31,865FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$15,683SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$16,182SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$1,025OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$62,864TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$3,205GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
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Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,321OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$3,376PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$62,876OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$71,778TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$8,914ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,431NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,517NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$23,431BOYAmt
EOY$14,517EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTo provide at need and long term assistance to police, fire, and EMS agencies, and to families who have experienced a line of duty fatality or catastrophic injury.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Line of Duty Death Response- This program is where we offer at-need assistance to families and first responder agencies that have suffered a line of duty death or catastrophic injury. A team of volunteers from our organization will travel to the affected department to assist with the funeral arrangements, crisis management, counseling, benefits filing, and referrals to local organizations for additional help. Team members will stay in the affected location for up to 5 days in order to provide the services listed above. Each response requires a minimum of 1 volunteer but additional volunteers are utilized depending on the needs of the family and the affected agency.$0$24,211
Education & Consultation to fire, police, and EMS agencies, as well as our own volunteers, to assist them in preparing for a line of duty death. Our organization provides one on one assistance in writing and reviewing standard operating procedures for handling a line of duty death or injury, assistance with the formation and training a chaplaincy program, assistance with handling and planning of non-line of duty death of a department member. We also provide training on suicide prevention for first responders, and PTSD awareness.$0$5,876
Honor Guard- This program provides training, education, and deployment of Honor Guard teams to Line of Duty Deaths throughout the state of Texas. These individuals provide direct and one-on-one assistance to honor guards that have been affected by a line of duty death or catastrophic injury of a first responder.$0$3,571
Lending Library & Family Care Kits- we provide care kits to families who have experienced a line of duty death or injury. These care kits include pamphlets, brochures, books, and small gifts to aid in the comfort of their grief. We also provide an extensive lending library for families, agencies, and volunteers to borrow books on topics such as grief, suicide prevention, survivors guilt, crisis counseling, and trauma.$0$2,794
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$36,452TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Wendy Norris
Chairman40$0$0$0
Billy Wusterhausen
Vice Chairman10$0$0$0
John Babler
Director10$0$0$0
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Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJohn NorrisPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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CityFriendswoodCityNm
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$53,586CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68,427CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,657CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$327,339TotalAmt

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Total$327,339TotalAmt
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Current Tax Year$32,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$182,559TotalAmt
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Total Support$509,898TotalSupportAmt
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Form And Line ReferencePart II, line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIncome generated through fundraising and from rebates and refunds from returned items and merchandiseExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1motorcycle rideEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$28,447GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$15,600CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$12,847GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,380RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$1,050FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,833OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2online donation driveEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,217GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$1,217GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$49OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$2,201GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$0CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$2,201GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events$0CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events$0NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$0RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$851OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$31,865GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$15,600CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$16,265GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,380RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$1,050FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$16,733OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$19,163DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$2,898NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 10Specific assistance to families for funeral expenses and bills
Part I, Line 16Program expenses including line of duty death response, lending library, insurance, travel for LODD education and consultations, meetings with families and departments of fallen emergency service workers, training for volunteers, Make It Purple Awareness campaign, Task Force awareness, and office expenses
Part I, Line 8refunds from returned items and merchandise
Part III, Line 31Lending Library & Family Care Kits- we provide care kits to families who have experienced a line of duty death or injury. These care kits include pamphlets, brochures, books, and small gifts to aid in the comfort of their grief. We also provide an extensive lending library for families, agencies, and volunteers to borrow books on topics such as grief, suicide prevention, survivors guilt, crisis counseling, and trauma.

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