INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS (EIN 38-1100661)
Tax period: 2012-12-01 to 2013-11-30
Filed: 2014-01-31
IRS object ID: 201430319349300298
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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
Form 990
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-01-31T12:38:55-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-11-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FARQUHARSON POINTON & LEPSETZCHERUKURI	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	31500 W 13 MILE RD STE 114	AddressLine1
City	FARMINGTON HILLS	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48334	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-12-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	381100661	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	LOCAL 344 IAFF	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	DETR	NameControl
Phone	3139627546	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WEST FORT STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 1420	AddressLine2
City	DETROIT	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48226	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROBERT SHINSKE	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	3139627546	Phone
Date Signed	2013-12-23	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	STEVEN LEPSETZ	Name
Phone	2485399999	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-01-31	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROBERT SHINSKE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WEST FORT STREET 1420	AddressLine1
City	DETROIT	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48226	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1833905	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c	X	Organization501c
Web Site	WWW.DFFA344.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Association	X	TypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation	1935	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	UNION THAT ENGAGES IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ENGAGING IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGIDSTRATIVE, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, IT RECEIVES, MANAGES, INVESTS, EXPENDS AND OTHERWISE USES MONIES AND PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH IT ITS CONSTITUTION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	0	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	13	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	2373	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-629	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	809309	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	658963	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	8238	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	17779	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	69929	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	29353	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	731722	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1127810	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1619198	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1833905	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	259231	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	247627	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1278599	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1770107	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1537830	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	2017734	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	81368	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-183829	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1613808	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1428120	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1613808	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1428120	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	UNION THAT ENGAGES IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ENGAGING IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGIDSTRATIVE, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, IT RECEIVES, MANAGES, INVESTS, EXPENDS AND OTHERWISE USES MONIES AND PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH IT ITS CONSTITUTION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	1409801	Expense
Description	EXPENSES TO REPRESENT MEMBERS WORKING IN BATALLIONS CONCERNING JOB RELATED MATTERS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	10067	Expense
Description	MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY ORGANIZATION FOR MEMBERS USE (DETROIT FIRE FIGHTERS)	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	335295	Expense
Description	CONTRACT ARBITRATION AND LEGAL COSTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1755163	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	false	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	true	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	true	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	true	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	12	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	13	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	0	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ROBERT SHINSKE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3139627546	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WEST FORT STREET 1420	AddressLine1
City	DETROIT	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48226	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JAMES PLIETH
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	11280	0	0
CHRIS MANCZUK
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
DARNELL MCLAURIN
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
JOHN BERLIN
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
RONALD FOSTER
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
ERIK CARRINGTON
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
RONALD JONES
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
DWAYNE SMALL
DIRECTOR	20.00	X	9683	0	0
DANIEL MCNAMARA
PRESIDENT	40.00		26352	0	0	X
ROBERT SHINSKE
TREASURER	40.00		19165	0	0	X
JEFFREY PEGG
VICE PRESIDE	40.00		19165	0	0	X
TERESA SANDERFER
SECRETARY	40.00		19165	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	162908	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation

Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEGGHIO & ISRAEL PC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	LEGGHIO & ISRAEL PC	BusinessNameLine2

Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	306 S WASHINGTON STE 600	AddressLine1
Address Line2	306 S WASHINGTON STE 600	AddressLine2
City	ROYAL OAK	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48226	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Of Services	LEGAL	DescriptionOfServices
Compensation	229664	Compensation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	1	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	658849	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	114	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	658963	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Business CodeBusinessCode	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue
OTHER REVENUE	15406	15406
DETROIT FIREFIGHTERS	2373		511120	2373

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	17779	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	29353	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29353	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
INSURANCE-RECEIPTS	639418	639418
TRANSFER TO GEN FROM LEGAL	264344	264344
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT	50719	50719

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	173329	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	173329	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1127810	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1833905	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	1172569	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	2373	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	162908	Total
Program Services	83847	ProgramServices
Management And General	79061	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	63981	Total
Management And General	63981	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2134	Total
Management And General	2134	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18604	Total
Program Services	18604	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	335295	Total
Program Services	335295	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12900	Total
Management And General	12900	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31000	Total
Program Services	31000	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11593	Total
Program Services	11593	ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3002	Total
Program Services	3002	ProgramServices

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67836	Total
Management And General	67836	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11686	Total
Program Services	11686	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1249	Total
Management And General	1249	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	654633	Total
Program Services	654633	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
TRANSFER TO GENERAL	264344	264344
IAFF DUES	134577	134577
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT- L/O	50720	50720
TRANSFER TO LEGAL FUND	50000	50000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	141272	Total
Program Services	105862	ProgramServices
Management And General	35410	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2017734	Total
Program Services	1755163	ProgramServices
Management And General	262571	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	303402	BOY
EOY	342990	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	54712	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	52877	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1421	BOY
EOY	1835	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1308185	BOY
EOY	1078385	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	800	BOY
EOY	4910	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1613808	BOY
EOY	1428120	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1125696	BOY
EOY	1145135	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	420323	BOY
EOY	211209	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	67789	BOY
EOY	71776	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1613808	BOY
EOY	1428120	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1613808	BOY
EOY	1428120	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-183829	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-1859	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	31000	PoliticalExpenditures
Amt Of Internal Funds Contributed	8194	AmtOfInternalFundsContributed
Total Exmpt Function Expenditures	8194	TotalExmptFunctionExpenditures
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiled

Sec527 Pol Orgs Sec527PolOrgs

Name Of527 Organization NameOf527Organization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MUCHMOREHARRINGTONSMALLEY (PAC)	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	124 ALLEGAN STREET STE 1900	AddressLine1
City	LANSING	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48933	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	383101119	EIN
Amt Pd From Internal Funds	8194	AmtPdFromInternalFunds
Amt Of Contribs Recd Delivered	8194	AmtOfContribsRecdDelivered

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	true	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Grants Other Organizations	$31,000	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmount
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	false	OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	31000	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct	false	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying	false	OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year	false	AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear
Dues Assessments	777347	DuesAssessments
Non Ded Lobby Political Current	2757	NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent
Non Ded Lobby Political Total	2757	NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal
Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices	2757	AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART I-A, LINE 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	PROMOTION OF LEGISLATION FOR BENEFIT OF MEMBERS. LOBBYING FOR UNION RELATED LEGISDTATION INCLUDING 12% NON-DEDUCTIBLE.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	54712	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	52877	Depreciation
Book Value	1835	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1835	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1816678	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	6335	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	6335	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	1810343	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	23562	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	23562	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1833905	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2002366	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	8194	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	8194	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1994172	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	23562	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	23562	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	2017734	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	PAC RECEIPTS 6,335
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	INVESTMENT INCOME 23,562
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	PAC DISBURSEMENTS 8,194
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	INVESTMENT INCOME 23,562

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	UNION THAT ENGAGES IN COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS, AND ENGAGING IN CULTURAL, CIVIC, LEGIDSTRATIVE, POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. FURTHERMORE, IT RECEIVES, MANAGES, INVESTS, EXPENDS AND OTHERWISE USES MONIES AND PROPERTY TO ACHIEVE OBJECTIVES SET FORTH IT ITS CONSTITUTION.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION MEMBERS ELECT THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	FORM IS DISTRIBUTED FOR REVIEW TO RELEVANT INDIVIDUALS
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	DETERMINED BY BY-LAWS AND IS BASED ON A PERCENT OF CITY OF DETROIT WAGES FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	DETERMINED BY A PERCENT OF CITY OF DETROIT WAGES FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	DETERMINED BY A PERCENT OF CITY OF DETROIT WAGES FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	PAC RECEIPTS 6,335 INVESTMENT INCOME -23,562 PAC DISBURSEMENTS -8,194 INVESTMENT INCOME 23,562

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DFFA BURN FUND INC	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	243 W CONGRESS	AddressLine1
City	DETROIT	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48226	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	383223709	EIN
Primary Activities	FD RAISING	PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile State	MI	LegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section	501C	ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status	7	PublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DETROIT	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	FIRE FIGHTERS	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org	false	ControlledOrg

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	false	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg