COLORADO STATE FIRE FIGHTERS FOUNDATION
EIN 81-2937618 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Public Safety (M12)
What they do
PURPOSES. THE CORPORATION is ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY for CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS,EDUCATIONAL AND/OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING of 501(C)(3) of THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE of 1986, AS AMENDED, and to THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS of ANY SUBSEQUENT FEDERAL TAX LAWS (CODE). to THE EXTENT NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE FOREGOING, THE SPECIFIC PURPOSES for WHICH THIS CORPORATION is ORGANIZED SHALL INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE FOLLOWING: 7.1.1 to RAISE FUNDS to SUPPORT THE NEEDS of FAMILIES of INJURED or FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS and OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS IN COLORADO. 7.1.2 to RAISE FUNDS to MAKE GRANTS or SCHOLARSHIPS to SUPPORT THE FURTHER EDUCATION of FIRST RESPONDERS and of FAMILY MEMBERS of INJURED or FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS and OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS IN COLORADO. 7.1.3 to EDUCATE and PROMOTE FIREFIGHTER SAFETY. 7.1.4 to PROVIDE TRAINING and EDUCATION IN FIRE SAFETY, INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS for SUCH TRAINING, to FIREFIGHTERS and OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. 7.1.5 to ENGAGE IN SUCH ACTIVITIES AS SH
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (8)
BYRON WILLEMSMEMBER
CHAD WETTSTEINSECRETARY/TR
CHRIS JAMESMEMBER
DAN MISHLERMEMBER
DAVID AAGESENMEMBER
JOSH BOBBMEMBER
RAY GONZALESVICE PRESIDE
RYAN HAYNIEPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2017
- Location
- PO BOX 1929, STERLING, CO 80751
- County
- Logan
- In care of
- RYAN HAYNIE
- Primary officer
- RYAN HAYNIE, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- JOHNSON AND ASSOCIATES CPAS PC
- NTEE classification
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Public Safety (M12)
- IRS tax category
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution