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Firefighters Support Fund

Organization Details
Purpose
The mission of the Firefighters and EMS Fund, (formerly Firefighters Support Fund) is simple: To provide a grassroots voice for firefighters across the country in the state and local political process. Our mission begins by working to elect political leaders at the state and local levels that understand our firefighters and public safety officers interests. We don't just want to start the discussion of issues affecting America's firefighters, we seek to use political action.
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Leadership

Last updated 2024

Robby Lamers
Treasurer
Ryan Majcen
Board Secretary
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$27.7M
All-Time Expenditures
$27.4M
Top Contributors

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Aggregate Below Threshold
“Aggregate below threshold” is the sum of all contributions where the contributor donated less than $200 and their name does not need to be disclosed.
$25.3M
$1.08M
Largest Recipients

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Insights
This organization filed reports with overlapping dates, meaning that some contributions or expenditures may be duplicated. Always verify totals.
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Firefighters Support Fund since 2017.

All time Last 5 years
Contributions (All time)
$27.67M
Expenditures (All time)
$27.36M

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that Firefighters Support Fund has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.

Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.

2024

  • $2.6M in contributions
  • $2.5M in expenditures
November 26, 2024 to December 31, 2024
Total contributions
$318,539
Total expenditures
$288,102
October 17, 2024 to November 25, 2024
Total contributions
$255,975
Total expenditures
$284,443
October 1, 2024 to October 16, 2024
(General election: November 5, 2024)
Total contributions
$147,450
Total expenditures
$97,696
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed December 4, 2024 at 06:18PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Pre-election report (VA)
October 1, 2024 to October 16, 2024
(General election: November 5, 2024)
Total contributions
$147,450
Total expenditures
$97,696
1st report
This report was processed October 24, 2024 at 05:53PM.
July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024
Total contributions
$600,974
Total expenditures
$605,841
April 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024
Total contributions
$661,619
Total expenditures
$671,022
January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024
Total contributions
$590,763
Total expenditures
$581,610

2023

  • $2.9M in contributions
  • $2.9M in expenditures
July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023
Total contributions
$1.3M
Total expenditures
$1.29M
January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023
Total contributions
$1.59M
Total expenditures
$1.61M

2022

  • $4.4M in contributions
  • $4.5M in expenditures
November 29, 2022 to December 31, 2022
Total contributions
$457,473
Total expenditures
$465,236
October 1, 2022 to November 28, 2022
Total contributions
$590,056
Total expenditures
$635,497
July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2022
Total contributions
$1.06M
Total expenditures
$1.12M
April 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022
Total contributions
$1.14M
Total expenditures
$1.15M
January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022
Total contributions
$1.18M
Total expenditures
$1.15M

2021

  • $4.9M in contributions
  • $4.9M in expenditures
July 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021
Total contributions
$2.26M
Total expenditures
$2.33M
January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021
Total contributions
$2.64M
Total expenditures
$2.62M

2020

  • $6M in contributions
  • $5.8M in expenditures
November 24, 2020 to December 31, 2020
Total contributions
$650,114
Total expenditures
$586,667
October 15, 2020 to November 23, 2020
Total contributions
$666,185
Total expenditures
$675,370
October 1, 2020 to October 20, 2020
(General election: November 3, 2020)
Total contributions
$414,739
Total expenditures
$473,493
This report overlaps with a more recent report.
July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020
Total contributions
$1.34M
Total expenditures
$1.26M
April 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Total contributions
$1.67M
Total expenditures
$1.62M
January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020
Total contributions
$1.23M
Total expenditures
$1.15M

2019

  • $3.6M in contributions
  • $3.5M in expenditures
July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019
Total contributions
$1.78M
Total expenditures
$1.74M
January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019
Total contributions
$1.85M
Total expenditures
$1.8M

2018

  • $3.3M in contributions
  • $3.1M in expenditures
October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Total contributions
$1.34M
Total expenditures
$1.39M
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 30, 2019 at 11:58AM). Expand to see 3 other reports that overlap in this date range.
End-of-year report
October 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
Total contributions
$1.34M
Total expenditures
$1.39M
3rd report
This report was processed January 30, 2019 at 09:17AM.
Post-election report (VA)
October 18, 2018 to November 26, 2018
Total contributions
$567,174
Total expenditures
$544,591
2nd report
This report was processed December 5, 2018 at 09:25PM.
Pre-election report (VA)
October 1, 2018 to October 17, 2018
(General election: November 6, 2018)
Total contributions
$245,236
Total expenditures
$330,469
1st report
This report was processed October 25, 2018 at 01:08PM.
July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018
Total contributions
$775,054
Total expenditures
$595,386
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed May 7, 2019 at 07:10PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Quarter 3 report
July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018
Total contributions
$775,054
Total expenditures
$595,387
1st report
This report was processed October 12, 2018 at 09:23AM.
April 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Total contributions
$512,848
Total expenditures
$520,321
January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
Total contributions
$646,330
Total expenditures
$617,413

2017

  • $21,859 in contributions
  • $21,225 in expenditures
July 31, 2017 to December 31, 2017
Total contributions
$21,859
Total expenditures
$21,225

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 2 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Firefighters Support Fund. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
January 22, 2020 View form
February 9, 2019 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?

Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

How are the totals calculated?

An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.

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