Skip to content
ProPublica Donate

Baltimore Fire Fighters 734 Widows & Orphans Charit Benefit Fund Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Voluntary employees' beneficiary associations, which provide payment of life, sickness, accident or other benefits to members.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2024 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$231k (2024)

Expenses
$165k (2024)

Total Assets
$1.26M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$510k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$230,975
Expenses
$165,478
Net Income
$65,497
Net Assets
$749,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,421
9.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $23,014
10.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $138,289
59.9%
Sales of Assets $47,251
20.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,259,944
Total Liabilities $510,040
Net Assets $749,904
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew Coster (President) $0 $38,833 $0
Michael Schley Jr (1 St Vice President) $0 $23,300 $0
John Burke Jr (Former Secretary Treasurer) $0 $31,067 $0
Justin Riggin (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $23,300 $0
Jennifer Muth (Recording Secretary) $0 $24,575 $0
Ryan Murphy (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$144,594
Expenses
$128,775
Net Income
$15,819
Net Assets
$627,349
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,999
18.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $15,050
10.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $88,785
61.4%
Sales of Assets $14,760
10.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,048,784
Total Liabilities $421,435
Net Assets $627,349
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Matthew Coster (President) $0 $24,125 $0
Michael Schley Jr (1 St Vice President) $0 $22,175 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $29,282 $0
Justin Riggin (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $15,381 $0
Jennifer Muth (Recording Secretary) $0 $24,737 $0
Richard Langford (Former President) $0 $18,116 $0
Patrick Mayfield (Former 1 St Vice President) $0 $11,051 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$155,974
Expenses
$171,288
Net Income
-$15,314
Net Assets
$525,717
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $39,851
25.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $7,236
4.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $91,755
58.8%
Sales of Assets $17,132
11.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $919,040
Total Liabilities $393,323
Net Assets $525,717
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Langford (President) $0 $36,217 $0
Michael Schley Jr (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $21,731 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $28,104 $0
Patrick Mayfield (1 St Vp) $0 $19,815 $0
Jennifer Muth (Recording Secretary) $0 $17,699 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Retiree Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Patterson Iii (1 St Vp Former) $0 $282 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$442,714
Expenses
$127,766
Net Income
$314,948
Net Assets
$685,028
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $320,575
72.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $13,580
3.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $58,021
13.1%
Sales of Assets $50,538
11.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $862,845
Total Liabilities $177,817
Net Assets $685,028
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lori Underwood (Secretary Treasurer Former) $0 $13,170 $0
Shawn Little (Recording Secretary) $0 $18,135 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Retiree Member) $0 $4,087 $0
Richard Langford (President) $0 $33,818 $0
Michael Schley Jr (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $20,291 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $3,348 $0
Ryan Murphy (1 St Vp Through 3/21) $0 $3,834 $0
Robert Patterson Iii (1 St Vp Through 12/21) $0 $10,424 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$60,017
Expenses
$168,780
Net Income
-$108,763
Net Assets
$348,171
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $41,883
69.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $19,264
32.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,130
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $719,015
Total Liabilities $370,844
Net Assets $348,171
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth Smith (Retiree Member Through 07/2020) $0 $5,023 $0
Richard Altieri (President Through 07/2020) $0 $19,532 $0
Lori Underwood (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $26,786 $0
Ben Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary Through 07/2020) $0 $11,719 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Retiree Member) $0 $11,719 $0
Richard Langford (President) $0 $25,671 $0
Michael Schley Jr (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $8,371 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$107,555
Expenses
$140,123
Net Income
-$32,568
Net Assets
$398,081
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,341
29.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $36,067
33.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $40,147
37.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $743,708
Total Liabilities $345,627
Net Assets $398,081
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,973 $0
Richard Altieri (President) $0 $33,155 $0
Lori Underwood (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $25,977 $0
Ben Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary) $0 $17,021 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (1 St Vice President) $0 $19,894 $0
Richard Langford (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $19,894 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$153,837
Expenses
$215,461
Net Income
-$61,624
Net Assets
$342,013
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,989
18.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $49,338
32.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $80,234
52.2%
Sales of Assets -$3,724
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $659,195
Total Liabilities $317,182
Net Assets $342,013
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenneth Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,876 $0
Richard Altieri (President) $0 $32,505 $0
Lori Underwood (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $19,503 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary/Treasurer (Former)) $0 $2,146 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (1 St Vice President) $0 $19,503 $0
Richard Langford (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $19,503 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$136,360
Expenses
$175,575
Net Income
-$39,215
Net Assets
$491,938
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,677
7.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $39,765
29.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $85,918
63.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $726,533
Total Liabilities $234,595
Net Assets $491,938
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenny Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,804 $0
Richard Altieri (President (Effective 6/12/2017)) $0 $27,775 $0
Lori Underwood (1 St Vice Pres) $0 $19,215 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $25,619 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $19,215 $0
Richard Langford (Recording Secretary (Effecive 6/12/2017)) $0 $14,435 $0
Charles Hoffman (President (Retired 6/12/2017)) $0 $13,277 $0
Shawn Little (2 Nd Vice President (Retired 6/12/2017)) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$69,372
Expenses
$175,323
Net Income
-$105,951
Net Assets
$489,034
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,213
24.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $20,189
29.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $35,168
50.7%
Sales of Assets -$3,198
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $675,670
Total Liabilities $186,636
Net Assets $489,034
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenny Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,780 $0
Charles R Hoffman (President) $0 $31,864 $0
Lori Underwood Garrett (1 St Vice Pres) $0 $19,119 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $25,491 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary) $0 $19,119 $0
Shawn Little (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$232,635
Expenses
$182,416
Net Income
$50,219
Net Assets
$595,424
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,476
5.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,756
10.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $23,766
10.2%
Sales of Assets $170,637
73.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $656,835
Total Liabilities $61,411
Net Assets $595,424
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenny Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,780 $0
Charles R Hoffman (President) $0 $31,864 $0
Lori Underwood Garrett (1 St Vice Pres) $0 $19,119 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $25,491 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary) $0 $19,119 $0
Shawn Little (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$208,750
Expenses
$163,609
Net Income
$45,141
Net Assets
$745,708
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,044
2.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $52,442
25.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $52,284
25.0%
Sales of Assets $97,980
46.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $814,153
Total Liabilities $68,445
Net Assets $745,708
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenny Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,780 $0
Charles R Hoffman (President) $0 $31,864 $0
Lori Underwood Garrett (1 St Vice Pres) $0 $19,119 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $25,491 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary) $0 $19,119 $0
Richard Altieri (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $12,746 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$114,614
Expenses
$217,418
Net Income
-$102,804
Net Assets
$802,044
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,838
9.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $31,474
27.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$633
Sales of Assets $72,935
63.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $914,930
Total Liabilities $112,886
Net Assets $802,044
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kenny Smith (Retiree Member) $0 $4,164 $0
Charles R Hoffman (President) $0 $27,756 $0
Lori Underwood Garrett (1 St Vice Pres) $0 $16,654 $0
John Burke Jr (Secretary Treasurer) $0 $22,205 $0
Russell Lichtenberg (Recording Secretary) $0 $16,654 $0
Richard Alteri (2 Nd Vice President) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$109,525
Expenses
$294,117
Net Income
-$184,592
Net Assets
$831,575
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,527
7.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $27,297
24.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $20,151
18.4%
Sales of Assets $53,550
48.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $917,994
Total Liabilities $86,419
Net Assets $831,575

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$142,074
Expenses
$236,741
Net Income
-$94,667
Net Assets
$984,145
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,666
13.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $32,208
22.7%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $49,590
34.9%
Sales of Assets $40,610
28.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,065,090
Total Liabilities $80,945
Net Assets $984,145

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

What Is This Data?

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

See an issue with the data?

Contact Us