FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC (EIN 76-0633544)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-07-27
- IRS object ID
- 201242129349200054
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-07-27T13:58:30-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 760633544 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FIREFIGHTER MINISTRIES INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Business Name Line2 | DBA- Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force | BusinessNameLine2 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | FIRE | NameControl |
| Phone | 8326476770 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 925 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Friendswood | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77546 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Wendy Norris | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Phone | 8326476770 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-07-27 | DateSigned |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Schedule B Not Required | X | ScheduleBNotRequired |
| Web Site | http://www.texasloddtaskforce.com | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 163924 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 121344 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 0 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 0 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gaming Gross Income | 0 | GamingGrossIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 41757 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 25647 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 16110 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 766 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 869 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | -103 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Other Revenue Total | 57 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 137408 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 10704 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | 0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 5000 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 2279 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 4580 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 64043 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 86606 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 50802 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 5325 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 0 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 56127 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5325 | BOY |
| EOY | 56127 | EOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5325 | BOY |
| EOY | 56127 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5325 | BOY |
| EOY | 56127 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To 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 injury. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (7 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| Grants given to families of fallen firefighters so that they can pay utility bills, grocery bills, and other living expenses | 0 | 10704 |
| Addition of one new response trailer which contains items needed for a fire department to perform a full honors funeral. The trailer includes such items as honor guard materials, practice casket, bunting, platforms, bells, flags, sound system, gloves, etc. | 0 | 11042 |
| Creation of lending library. Lending library contains books, periodicals, and other reading materials on subjects of grief, trauma, disability, counseling, PTSD, survivor guilt, fire families, stress and stress management, CISM. These books are available to the families and fire departments of fallen firefighters to check out and read in order to aid them in their grief and loss recovery. The books are also available for volunteers to check out and read so that they can educate themselves on how to better help the individuals in which we serve. | 0 | 749 |
| Line of Duty Death Response- This program is where we offer at-need assistance to families and fire and EMS 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 funeral arrangements, crisis management, counseling, benefits filing and assistance, and referrals to local organizations/businesses/agencies. Team members will stay in the traveled 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 | 20064 |
| Texas Fallen Heroes Family Retreat- this new program, which will be held in June 2012, will bring together the families of fallen emergency service workers to a retreat facility to provide them the opportunity to network together and support one another. The planning stages for this event was started in 2011 with the first retreat to be implemented in 2012. It is our hope that a retreat will be held each year for the families. | 0 | 2298 |
| Education & Consultation to fire departments 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 handing a line of duty death or catastrophic injury, assistance with the formation and training of honor guard members and chaplaincy programs, assistance with handling and planning of a non-line of duty death of a department member. | 0 | 8122 |
| The Phoenix Project for injured emergency services provides support services, referrals and equipment needed for an emergency service worker to recover from a catastrophic injury. | 0 | 1704 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 54683 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Norris | ||||||||
| PO Box 925 | Friendswood | TX | 77546 | Chairman | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Gifford | ||||||||
| PO Box 8566 | Lumberton | TX | 77657 | Vice Chairman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Norris | ||||||||
| 16918 Serenity Cove | Friendswood | TX | 77546 | Director | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| JoAnn Linnenkugel | ||||||||
| 19430 Glenway Falls Drive | Katy | TX | 77449 | Director | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Babler | ||||||||
| PO Box 925 | Friendswood | TX | 77546 | Director | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | 0 | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | TX | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | John Norris | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 925 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Friendswood | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77546 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 8327225070 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | 0 | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1270 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 16300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 10300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 116022 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 145192 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 1270 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 16300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 10300 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 116022 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 145192 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | 145192 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 42580 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 42580 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 187772 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 0 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.77324 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 1 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
| General Explanation | Explanation for Section B, Line 10- Additional income through refund/rebates, special event, Sale of T-shirts | GeneralExplanation |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial Ride & Cook-Off | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 41757 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Charitable Contributions Event1 | 0 | CharitableContributionsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 41757 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Cash Prizes Event1 | 0 | CashPrizesEvent1 |
| Non Cash Prizes Event1 | 0 | NonCashPrizesEvent1 |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | 1547 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1 |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | 2515 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1 |
| Entertainment Event1 | 3562 | EntertainmentEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | 15187 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1 |
| Food And Beverage Other Events | 0 | FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents |
| Entertainment Other Events | 0 | EntertainmentOtherEvents |
| Gross Receipts Total | 41757 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Charitable Contributions Total | 0 | CharitableContributionsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 41757 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Cash Prizes Total Events | 0 | CashPrizesTotalEvents |
| Non Cash Prizes Total Events | 0 | NonCashPrizesTotalEvents |
| Rent Facility Costs Total Events | 1547 | RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | 2515 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents |
| Entertainment Total Events | 3562 | EntertainmentTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 15187 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 22811 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | 18946 | NetIncomeSummary |
Form990 Schedule G Part IV Form990ScheduleGPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | SchG_P02_S00_L09 | Identifier |
| Return Reference | Schedule G, Part II, Line 9 | ReturnReference |
| Explanation | Other items spent for the Memorial Ride and Cook-Off were for tents, air-conditioning, waste management/portable restrooms, decorations, security, hotel rooms for special guests, trophies, advertising, supplies for children's area, golf cart rentals, t-shirts, generator rentals. | Explanation |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| F99Z_P01_S00_L08 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Refund/rebate from purchase of merchandise |
| F99Z_P01_S00_L10 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 | Grant money given to families of fallen firefighters for personal expenses such as electricity bills, grocery bills, mortgage assistance. This grant money helps compensate for the financial loss due to the line of duty death of a spouse or other family member |
| F99Z_P01_S00_L16 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description;Amount^Business Expenses;6670|Response Trailer;11042|Computers Printers and Computer Software;5201|Books for Lending Library;749|Line of Duty Death Response;20064|Gifts to Fallen Firefighter Families;335|Donation to Other Organizations;374|Insurance- Liability;20|Volunteer Appreciation;127|Fallen Firefighter Family Retreat;2298|Phoenix Project for Injured Firefighter;1704|Conferences Conventions Meetings;4684|Travel for LODD Response education or consultations;8122|Volunteer Meetings;1391|Travel Food;310|Fuel;375|Parking;76|Meetings with Families of Fallen Firefighters;413|Staff Development;88^Total;64043^ |
Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | 2011 is the first year we have seen a significant increase to our income due to our special event and an increase of individual contributions than previous years. This has caused us to go from filing a Postcard to filing the 990EZ. Since we are new to filing the 990 EZ, we have needed more time to prepare this year's filing. | Explanation |
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