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FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0633544)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-28
IRS object ID
202513029349200901
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-10-28T17:54:12-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760633544EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116918 Serenity Cove CircleAddressLine1Txt
CityFriendswoodCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77546ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendy NorrisPersonNm
Person TitlePresident/ChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone8327571499PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-28SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.texasloddtaskforce.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$78,726GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$78,726ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
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$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$78,726TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,100OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$612PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$23,133OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$25,845TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$52,881ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,208NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$86,089NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,208BOYAmt
EOY$86,089EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,208BOYAmt
EOY$86,089EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,208BOYAmt
EOY$86,089EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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, suicide, or catastrophic injury. To provide mental health resources and referrals and support to first responders seeking mental health support. Provide at-need support to first responders providing care and services during and after a disaster. Providing education on line-of-duty death and injury preparations to first responder agencies.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. 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 in order to provide the services listed above. Each response requires a minimum of one volunteer but additional volunteers are utilized depending on the needs of the family and the affected agency.$0$9,788
Family Meet and Greets: This program allows family members an opportunity to meet with other survivor families and assist each other through the healing process.$0$4,052
Trauma Informed Care: This program provides information and resources to First Responders suffering from mental health issues caused by repeated exposure to trauma.$0$4,000
Other programs include a lending library where we provide an extensive library for families, agencies, and volunteers to borrow books and resources on topics such as grief, suicide prevention, survivors guilt, crisis counseling, and trauma; Family Care Kits are provided to families and include pamphlets, brochures, books, and a small gift to aid in the comfort of their grief; Education is provided to police, fire, and EMS agencies as well as our volunteers to assist them in preparing for a LODD, LODI, suicide prevention, and suicide survival, this includes one-on-one and department-wide training; Our Task Force Awareness program reaches out to emergency service agencies and provides information about the Task Force provides and programs it provides; Our Honor Guard Program provides training to departments and individuals who wish to honor the fallen by standing watch over the body of a fallen First Responder.$0$9,712
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$27,552TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Wendy Norris
Chairman35.00$0$0$0
Billy Wusterhausen
Vice Chairman25$0$0$0
Matt Whisenant
Director5$0$0$0
John Babler
Director5$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendy NorrisPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116918 Serenity Cove CircleAddressLine1Txt
CityFriendswoodCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77546ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8326476770PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,581CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,592CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$304,607TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,581CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,592CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,376CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,495CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$87,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$304,607TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$304,607PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,962CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,223CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,340CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$627CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,152TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$324,759TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93795PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90864PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part I, Line 10Reimbursement for an overcharge.
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10None

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDescription;Amount^Line of Duty Death Response;9788|Family Support and Ongoing Care;4052|Trauma Informed Care for First Responders;4000|Education;5293^Total;23133^ExplanationTxt

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationExtension was requested so the new member of the board of directors, replacing John Norris, who died in the line of duty, could get caught up with accounting, administrative, and operational duties of the organization.ExplanationTxt

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