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FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2013

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Organization
FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0633544)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-05-06
IRS object ID
201431329349201518
Schema version
2013v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-05-06T12:57:32-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760633544EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8326476770PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 925AddressLine1
CityFriendswoodCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77546ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendy NorrisPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone8326476770PhoneNum
Signature2014-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn P Norris JrPreparerPersonNm
Phone8327225070PhoneNum
Preparation2014-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

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$131,403GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$53,586ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
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Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$65,230FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$17,745SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$47,485SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$12,587OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$113,658TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$2,183GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,850FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,443OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$2,417PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$110,456OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$118,349TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$4,691ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$33,047NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$28,356NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$33,047BOYAmt
EOY$28,356EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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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 fire and EMS agencies and to families who have experienced a line of duty fatality or catastrophic injuryPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Family retreat where families of fallen emergency service workers spent a a four day weekend together to provide each other encouragement, counsel, assistance. In the year 2013 we were able to increase the weekend retreat from three days to four days. The organization also uses this time to provide extended care and counsel to these families$0$44,538
Line of duty death response/at-need assistance to families and departments that have lost emergency service workers in the line of duty. 2013 was an unprecedented year in Texas for loss of life of firefighters and EMS workers. There were several multiple fatality incidents including the West Explosion, Houston, and Bryan. The organization assisted with each fatality in various ways.$0$28,016
Education for honor guard teams, preparing fire and ems agencies for line of duty deaths, and for our volunteers.$0$2,467
Meet & Greet for families of fallen emergency service workers. These meet & greets are gatherings for meals or at events to give survivors a chance to meet with one another at various locations across the State of Texas.$0$1,607
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$76,628TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Wendy Norris
Chairman50$0$0$0
Dennis Gifford
Vice Chairman5$0$0$0
JoAnn Linnenkugel
Director2$0$0$0
John Babler
Director10$0$0$0
Barbara Marzean
Director2$0$0$0
Lucille Maes
Director5$0$0$0
Janice DeShazer
Director2$0$0$0
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonJohn NorrisPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 925AddressLine1
CityFriendswoodCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code77546ZIPCode
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Phone8326476770PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
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
Other Employee Paid Over100k0OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$16,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,300CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,022CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$53,586CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,428TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$53,586CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$212,428TotalAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$103,798CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$224,195TotalAmt
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Form And Line ReferencePart II, line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSpecial events, and reimbursementExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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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)
Name Of Event1Memorial Ride & Cook-OffNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$19,482GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,482GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,400RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$374FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,368EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,548OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2Dallas 9/11 Memorial StairclimbNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$45,748GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$45,748GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
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$1,797OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$0GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$0CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$0GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
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$0OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$65,230GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$0CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$65,230GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,400RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$374FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,368EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$10,345OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$14,487DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$50,743NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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: response trailers, line of duty death response, lending library, insurance, fallen firefighter family retreat, travel for LODD education/consultations, meetings with families of fallen firefighters, training for volunteers, and office expenses.
Part I, Line 8Refunds, rebates, and LODD response reimbursement from the National Fallen Fire Fighter Foundation
Part III, Line 31Meet & Greet for families of fallen emergency service workers. These meet & greets are gatherings for meals or at events to give survivors a chance to meet with one another at various locations across the State of Texas.

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