2011-10-11T11:44:45-05:00 2010-12-31 COHEN RUTHERFORD KNIGHT PC 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 500 BETHESDA MD 208171800 990 2010-01-01 521832634 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation NATI 3014471365 16825 S Seton Ave PO Drawer 498 Emmitsburg MD 217278920 CHARLES JASTER 2011-10-07 3018281008 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Ronald Siarnicki 16825 S Seton Ave Emmitsburg MD 21727 5624313 false X www.firehero.org X 1993 MD Our mission is to honor and remember America's fallen fire heroes and to provide resources to assist their survivors in rebuilding their lives. 11 11 18 1455 6910 4187894 5096829 0 0 -186556 190982 73531 201042 4074869 5488853 332750 395530 0 0 1091943 1299337 0 0 344355 2802314 3647930 4227007 5342797 -152138 146056 5722816 6041734 228839 359116 5493977 5682618 OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR AND REMEMBER AMERICA'S FALLEN FIRE HEROES AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCES TO ASSIST THEIR SURVIVORS IN REBUILDING THEIR LIVES. false false 809019 National tribute to all firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Each October, the Foundation sponsors the official national tribute to all firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. Honored 80 firefighters who died in 2009 and 25 from previous years. Among those from previous years were military firefighters who died performing firefighting duties. Provided lodging, meals, and travel assistance to families. Hosted survivors who attended the Memorial Weekend. Offered group sessions for survivors. Involved Honor Guard units and family escorts. Survivors from previous years returned to manage family registration and Family Day activities. More than 6,000 attended the National Memorial Services. Broadcasted the Candlelight and Memorial Services live and streamed over the internet. 1416086 LODD prevention program. To help reduce the number of firefighters who die in the line-of-duty. Delivered eight sessions of Taking Care of Our Own (TCOOO) which was attended by 268 senior fire service officers and chaplains, including two sessions to the wildland fire community. The Local Assistance State Teams (LAST) provided assistance with 59 firefighter fatalities in 25 states. LAST training was conducted in Fairbanks, Alaska; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and Charleston, West Virginia. The LAST trainings were attended by 41 senior fire officers. Held a Safety Summit in March 2010, with over 150 participants. The Foundation has partnered with the USFA and Honeywell in an effort to create a Vulnerability Assessment tool for fire departments to evaluate their risk for having a firefighter line-of-duty death or significant injury. The Foundation has been developing a searchable database containing listings of fire research, articles, and reports tied to the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives. The Foundation has completed a training program to follow up on its highly successful Courage to Be Safe. This compelling presentation examines the root causes of LODDs and the role of Leadership, Accountability, Culture and Knowledge (LACK) as it impacts the end result. 2632021 239302 129193 Other survivor programs. To provide support to fire service survivors. Sponsored the 5th annual Fire Service Survivors Conference in Schaumburg, Illinois With more than 120 attending. There are now 385 Network members from 45 states. 122 members sent 2,985 Rememberance cards to families on the anniversary of their loved one's death. Contacted newly bereaved families and provided emotional support. Survivors of 2010 fallen firefighters were carefully matched with Network members. Provided 331 grief brochures to survivors in ten states. Prepared and sent six issues of The Journey dealing with loss and survivor-to-survivor support - each issue was sent to more than 3,000 survivors. Awarded 86 scholarships to spouses, children, and stepchildren. 4857126 true true false false false false true false true true true false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 104 0 true 18 true true true false false false false true true false false false true false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X CHARLES JASTER 3014471370 16825 S SETON AVE Emmitsburg MD 21727 X HAL BRUNO 1.0 X 0 0 DENNIS COMPTON 15.0 X 0 0 0 VINA DRENNAN 1.0 X 0 0 0 LEONARD KING 1.0 X 0 0 0 MARK MOON 1.0 X 0 0 0 HAROLD SCHAITBERGER 1.0 X 0 0 0 SETH STATLER 1.0 X 0 0 0 PHILIP STITTLEBURG 1.0 X 0 0 0 KENT JESPERSEN 1.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM WEBB 20.0 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM GOLDFEDER 1.0 X 0 0 0 RONALD SIARNICKI 40.0 X 196544 0 22481 CHARLES JASTER 40.0 X 110961 0 20158 307505 0 42639 2 false true false Facets Consulting PO Box 26891 PHOENIX AZ 85068 consulting 108393 1 97028 16791 2427318 2555692 99756 5096829 0 98878 98878 0 45510 45510 92104 92104 18016 16791 36960 -18944 -18944 0 182383 98500 83883 83883 OTHER 4240 4240 HONORARIUMS 10494 10494 SWEEPSTAKES/AUCTIONS 53824 53824 22035 15125 6910 90593 5488853 129193 6910 255921 156228 156228 239302 239302 0 0 307505 238932 20910 47663 0 725232 563424 48722 113086 24051 18688 1635 3728 166049 129020 11291 25738 76500 59441 5202 11857 0 0 0 0 17667 17667 0 0 30829 30829 0 0 0 0 18176 18176 0 0 0 0 0 0 5672 5632 40 0 131206 119139 1381 10686 36502 33300 375 2827 0 0 0 0 69933 62155 680 7098 701588 640222 14707 46659 0 23665 14076 6011 3578 0 0 83918 83918 0 0 19513 16956 1898 659 SUPPLIES 374506 339318 2937 32251 MEMBER FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11530 5991 0 5539 PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS 2084071 2049775 1310 32986 REPAIRS AND MAINT 14937 14937 0 0 BANK FEES 24217 0 24217 0 5342797 4857126 141316 344355 229991 219900 759092 784206 24726 0 185903 211712 26640 43390 1989774 459024 1557388 1530750 1442183 1810788 1477303 1424522 19590 16466 5722816 6041734 228839 359116 0 228839 359116 X 3269933 3744265 2224044 1938353 5493977 5682618 5722816 6041734 X 146056 42585 X false true true X true true X 3574202 4200148 3784561 4183719 5142339 20884969 3574202 4200148 3784561 4183719 5142339 20884969 20884969 98192 117003 160973 91743 98878 566789 65395 20301 85696 21537454 647658 0.96971 0.89572 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2919486 334516 18692 3235310 2581325 352612 14451 2919486 3400264 3264 -610193 200000 12010 2581325 1.00000 false false 1072364 115697 956667 917410 343327 574083 1530750 MONEY MARKET FUNDS 201824 F CDS 114009 F GOVERNMENT SECURITIES 358805 F CORPORATE BONDS 749884 F 1424522 5488853 5342797 146056 140537 -97944 -8 42585 188641 5895692 140537 180965 98500 420002 5475690 13163 13163 5488853 5707051 278909 98500 377409 5329642 13155 13155 5342797 Reconciliation of Expenses Part XIII Line 2d Cost of goods sold $98,500 Reconciliation of Expenses Part XIII Line 4b Refund of scholarship $13,155 Intended use of Endowment Funds Part V, Line 4 Most of these funds are temporarily restricted to different programs as outlined in Note D of the audit. Scholarships = $1,399,986, Other NYC Surviror Programs = $220,651, Memorial Weekend = $4,400, Survivors Conference = $33,955, Site/Chapel Renovations = $17,461, Into the Fire = $21,808, NYC Walk of Honor = $85,230, Line-of-Duty Death Prevention Program = $18,122, Vulnerability Assessment = $125,000, Stair Climb = $11,740. Reconciliation of Revenue Part XII, Line 4b Cost of Goods Sold $98,500 Reconciliation of Net Assets Part XI, Line 8 K-1 dividends $8 Reconcilation of Revenue Part XII Refund of Scholarships $13,155 k-1 dividends 8 -------- total $13,163 golf tourn 34807 16791 18016 532 4470 7700 24258 0 34807 16791 18016 532 4470 7700 24258 36960 -18944 true FDNY FOUNDATION 9 METROTECH 5E9 BROOKLYN NY 11201 156228 PEER SUPPORT FDNY Scholarship to Anna Maria College 1 3500 Scholarship to Blinn College 1 3000 Scholarship to Boston University 1 3000 Scholarship to Georgia State University 2 6000 Scholarship to Bowling Green State University 1 3000 Scholarship to Limestone College 1 1000 Scholarship to University of California 1 3000 Scholarship to Saint Joseph's University 1 3000 Scholarship to Central Community College 1 3000 Scholarship to Long Island University 2 6000 Scholarship to Skidmore College 1 3000 Scholarship to Hampton University 1 3000 Scholarship to Monmouth University 3000 Scholarship to University of Central Missouri 1 3000 Scholarship to Saint Louis University 1 3000 Scholarship to Culinary Academy of Long Island 1 1290 Scholarship to Quinnipiac University 1 3000 Scholarship to Carson-Newman College 1 3000 Scholarship to Marist College 2 6000 Scholarship to Dominican College 1 3500 Scholarship to Davidson College 1 3000 Scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University 1 500 Scholarship to Elmira College 1 3000 Scholarship to Hardin Simmons University 1 3000 Scholarship to Iona College 1 3000 Scholarship to Tulsa Community College 1 1000 Scholarship to University of Scranton 1 3000 Scholarship to Middle Tennessee State University 1 3000 Scholarship to Mississippi State 1 3000 Scholarship to Chestnut Hill College 1 3000 Scholarship to New York University 1 3000 Scholarship to East Carolina University 1 3000 Scholarship to Laboratory Institute of Merchand 1 3000 Scholarship to Northwest Mississippi Comm college 1 1350 Scholarship to Kankakee Community College 1 3000 Scholarship to Otterbein College 1 3000 Scholarship to Prince Georges Community College 1 912 Scholarship to Quincy University 1 1000 Scholarship to Eastern New Mexico University 1 3000 Scholarship to Richard Stockton College of NJ 3 9000 Scholarship to LaSalle University 1 3000 Scholarship to Coastal Carolina University 1 3000 Scholarship to Seton Hill University 1 3000 Scholarship to Saint Bonaventure University 1 3000 Scholarship to Southeastern Oklahoma State Univ 1 3000 Scholarship to Columbia State Community College 1 3000 Scholarship to Santa Clara University 1 3000 Scholarship to Northern Arizona University 1 3000 Scholarship to Saginaw Valley State University 1 3000 Scholarship to St Johns River Community College 1 3000 Scholarship to St Johns University 1 3000 Scholarship to Lake Erie College of Osteo Medicine 1 3000 Scholarship to St Marys College 1 3000 Scholarship to Binghamton University 1 3000 Scholarship to State University of New York 1 3000 ScHolarship to State University of New York Pur 1 3000 Scholarship to Vernon College Central City 1 6300 Scholarship to Ithaca College 3000 Scholarship to Wentworth Academy 1 3500 Scholarship to University of California Los Angele 1 3000 Scholarship to University of North Texas 1 3000 Scholarship to Mesa community college 2050 Scholarship to University of Colorado at Boulder 1 3000 Scholarship to University of North Carolina 1 3000 Scholarship to University of Memphis 1 3000 Scholarship to Chamberlain College of Nursing 1 3000 Scholarship to Indiana University 1 3000 Scholarship to University of Pittsburgh JOhnstown 1 3000 Scholarship to University of Salisbury 1 3000 Scholarship to Univ of Tennessee Chattanooga 1 3000 Scholarship to University of Wisconsin Green Bay 1 3000 Scholarship to University of Wyoming 1 1000 Scholarship to Texas Womens University 1 1500 Scholarship to University of Florida 1 3000 Scholarship to Florida Atlantic University 1 3000 Survivor Assistance 1 3900 Scholarship to Spokane Falls Community College 1 3000 Scholarship to Pepperdine University 1 3000 Scholarship to Central Methodist University 1 3000 SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS PART I APPLICANTS MUST BE THE SPOUSE, LIFE PARTNER, CHILD OR STEPCHILD OF A FALLEN FIREFIGHTER HONORED AT THE NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL IN EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND. CHILDREN MUST BE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AND HAVE BEEN UNDER THE AGE OF 22 AT THE TIME OF THEIR FIREFIGHTER'S DEATH. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR EQUIVALENCY, OR IN THE FINAL YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL, MUST BE PURSUING OR PLANNING TO PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, VOCATIONAL-TRAINING, A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM, OR JOB SKILLS TRAINING AT AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION, AND MUST BE CURRENTLY ENROLLED OR PLANNING TO ENROLL, AS FULL OR PART-TIME STUDENTS. APPLICANTS PURSUING AN ACADEMIC DEGREE MUST MAINTAIN A MINIMUM CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.0 ON A 4.0 SCALE, OR "C" AVERAGE. AFTER MEETING THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (ABOVE), SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SELECTION CRITERIA: * ACADEMIC STANDING * STATEMENT OF INTEREST INCLUDING PERSONAL, ACADEMIC AND CAREER GOALS, AS WELL AS INVOLVEMENT IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES. * TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. ONE LETTER SHOULD BE FROM A TEACHER, EMPLOYER, OR A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY FAMILIAR WITH THE APPLICANT AND HIS/HER GOALS, AND THE OTHER LETTER FROM A MEMBER OF THE FIRE SERVICE. X X X X false false false false false false false false false RONALD SIARNICKI 176180 0 0 0 20364 0 5285 0 17196 0 219025 0 X 10556 FMV X 10 26674 sales price X cameras cables other communication equip 1 4600 FMV X GIFT PACKAGES 7 9523 FMV X REPLICA SUPER BOWL HELMET 1 125 FMV X golf prizes 8 7100 fmv X air line tickets 1 1000 fmv X memberships 1 830 cost X gas monitor 1 2200 fmv X portable radios 1 5000 fmv X ssr thermal imaging camera 1 14500 fmv X microsoft products 1 17648 fmv false false true line 32 National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has an agreement with Charitable Auto Resources, Inc (CARS). Donors can call an 800 number and CARS will arrange to have the donor's car picked up and sold at auction with 70% of the proceeds coming to the Foundation. Process of reviewing return Part VI The CFO will review the 990 and compare it to the audited financial statements. The Executive Director and Chief of staff will review for content. The financial manager will review the numbers. Executive members of the board of directors will receive a PDF copy of the 990. The plan is to send them a copy before it is filed. Process for Determining CEO/Officer Compensation Part VI The organization uses a compensation committee, a written employment contract, a compensation survey or study, approval by the board, and a contemporaneous written substantiation of the decision-making process to determine compensation for its CEO. The organization uses a compensation committee, a compensation survey or study, and a contemporaneous written substantiation of the decision-making process to determine compensation for its other officers. Process of Monitoring and Enforcing Conflict of Interest Policy Part VI Each board member is required to fill out a conflict of interest form on an annual basis. Any conflicts would be reviewed by the Executive Committee. Document Availability Part VI, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflicts of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. other changes to net assets part xii financial statement Unrealized Gain $140,537 Donated Services (97,944) K-1 dividends (8) ---------- total $42,585 HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:HAL BRUNO TITLE:CHAIRMAN EMERITUS HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:DENNIS COMPTON TITLE:CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:VINA DRENNAN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:LEONARD KING TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:MARK MOON TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:HAROLD SCHAITBERGER TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:SETH STATLER TITLE:TREASURER HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:PHILIP STITTLEBURG TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:KENT JESPERSEN TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:WILLIAM WEBB TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:WILLIAM GOLDFEDER TITLE:DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:RONALD SIARNICKI TITLE:EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HOURS: HOURS DEVOTED FOR RELATED ORGANIZATION FORM 990 PART VII NAME:CHARLES JASTER TITLE:CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HOURS: