INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE (EIN 59-0763105)
Tax period
2012-03-01 to 2013-02-28
Filed
2013-04-24
IRS object ID
201321149349300202
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-04-24T06:29:02-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-02-28TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1S I GORDON & COMPANY PABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111555 HERON BAY BLVD STE 200AddressLine1
CityCORAL SPRINGSCity
StateFLState
ZIP Code330763362ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-03-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN590763105EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INTERNATIONAL ASSOC OF FIREFIGHTERSBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2MIAMI ASSOC OF FIREFIGHTERS LU 587BusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlINTENameControl
Phone3056333442Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12980 NW SOUTH RIVER DRIVEAddressLine1
CityMIAMICity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33125ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJORGE MEGIASName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone3056333442Phone
Date Signed2013-03-27DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEVEN GORDONName
Phone9544855788Phone
Date Prepared2013-04-24DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonROBERTO J SUAREZNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12980 NW SOUTH RIVER DRIVEAddressLine1
CityMIAMICity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33125ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts611635GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.IAFF587.ORGWebSite
Type Of Organization AssociationXTypeOfOrganizationAssociation
Year Formation1940YearFormation
State Legal DomicileFLStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body17NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members17NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees8TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year3130ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year0ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year622294ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY587641ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year1965InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year848InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year6953OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year23146OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year634342TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year611635TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year161859SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year178188SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year529775OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year377792OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year691634TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year555980TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year-57292RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY55655RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY240214TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY296295TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY9179TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY9605TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY231035NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY286690NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxtrueSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10966NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees8NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledfalseEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members17NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members17NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MemberstrueElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovaltrueDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonJORGE MEIJASNamePerson
Telephone Number3056333442TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12980 NW SOUTH RIVER DRIVEAddressLine1
CityMIAMICity
StateFLState
ZIP Code33125ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
ROBERTO J SUAREZ
PRESIDENT40.00X3284300
JORGE L MEGIAS
SECRETARY/TR24.00X2345900
LOUIS MARSHALL
VP20.00X2345900
SIGFREDO DELGADO
EXECUTIVE AS10.00X1173000
ALEXANDER CARDENAS
EXECUTIVE AS10.00X1173000
NICK STEIN
VP10.00X1160400
JEFFREY FITZGERALD
TRUSTEE1.00X000
JOE BURNS
TRUSTEE1.00X000
WILL SAVOY
TRUSTEE1.00X000
SETH EDGE
GUARD1.00X000
NELSON ENRIQUEZ
B-SHIFT VP1.00X000
DANIEL GIVENS JR
SHIFT VP1.00X000
ANTHONY MILAN
GUARD1.00X000
MARTIN AGRESTI
C-SHIFT1.00X000
JACKSON DEGLACE
GUARD1.00X000
RICK BRUNO
40 HR VP40.00X000
DAMIAN BEITRA
SHIFT VP5.00X000
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Total Reportable Comp From Org114825TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
DUES581079581079
INSURANCE65626562
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue587641TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column848TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$848ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real7817Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real7817Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column7817TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$7,817ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MISCELLANEOUS1282012820
SALE OF HATS, T-SHIRTS, ETC.25092509
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue15329TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column611635TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income602970RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$8,665ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total114825Total

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total19736Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total30987Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12640Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total49553Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3740Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total56431Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total164983Total

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotal
TRAVEL29138
FOOD/ENTERTAINMENT14333
HATS, T-SHIRTS, ETC.10974
PUBLIC RELATIONS10820

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total37820Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total555980Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY240214BOY
EOY296295EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY240214BOY
EOY296295EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9179BOY
EOY9605EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY9179BOY
EOY9605EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY231035BOY
EOY286690EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY231035BOY
EOY286690EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY240214BOY
EOY296295EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses55655ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondeducttrueSubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House LobbyingtrueOnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONFORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTIONFORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DTHE ORGANIZATION IS A LOCAL UNION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE FIREFIGHTERS OF THE CITY OF MIAMI. THE UNION REPRESENTS 600 TO 650 FIREFIGHTERS BY NEGOTIATING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR SALARIES, EBENEFITS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. PROVIDES VOLUNTARY LIFE, DISABILITY, AND DENTAL INSURANCE FOR ITS ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AYES
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7BYES
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT WAS SUBMITTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS UPON REQUEST.

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