INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 479 Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 479

EIN 86-6052420 · Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)

What they do

PROTECT THE INTEREST and WORKING CONDITIONS of THE FIRE FIGHTERS IN SERVICE to THE CITY of TUSCON AZ.

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Of every $100 spent, about $55.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

49.33%of revenue went to mission work55.4% of expenses · Program services

$100.63spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

28.31%of revenue went to management and office costs31.8% of expenses

$1.79in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $5,905 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $37,488 for CLAYTON BLACK (PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$955,907

Mission workProgram services$471,59349.33% of revenue55.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$270,60528.31% of revenue31.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$104,59110.94% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$851,31689.06% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 55.4% mission · 31.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.06% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 63.4% mission · 34.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.88% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 62.8% mission · 36.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.25% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 4.0% mission · 35.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 131.25% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 62.8% mission · 37.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 42.4% mission · 13.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 149.40% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 30.9% mission · 9.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 186.75% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 56.0% mission · 43.2% management · 0.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$934,466

Expenses$940,371

Annual shortfall $5,905 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$471,593 · 50.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$270,605 · 28.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$934,466

Expenses$940,371

Assets$1,683,300

Income$937,381

Mission work (program services)$471,593

Grants given$890,810

Average grant$445,405

Accounting fees$9,665

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

CLAYTON BLACKPRESIDENT · 30 hrs/week $37,488

JONATHAN NORTHVICE PRESIDENT · 30 hrs/week $25,477

DEREK JUENGELSECRETARY/TREASURER · 30 hrs/week $21,831

ANTHONY DONOFRIODIRECTOR · 30 hrs/week $20,000

ROBERT CARROLLDIRECTOR · 30 hrs/week $20,000

VICTOR ESPINOZADIRECTOR · 30 hrs/week $15,000

AARON DAVISDIRECTOR · 15 hrs/week $6,000

CLINT MOSSGRIEVER · 5 hrs/week $3,300

BRED BRADSHAWCOORDINATOR · 5 hrs/week $1,950

TIMOTHY GARDCOORDINATOR · 5 hrs/week $1,950

WILL BROOKSCOORDINATOR · 5 hrs/week $1,800

CHASE POPECOORDINATOR · 5 hrs/week $1,650

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

CLAYTON BLACKPRESIDENT

JONATHAN NORTHVICE PRESIDENT

DEREK JUENGELSECRETARY/TREASURER

ANTHONY DONOFRIODIRECTOR

ROBERT CARROLLDIRECTOR

VICTOR ESPINOZADIRECTOR

AARON DAVISDIRECTOR

CLINT MOSSGRIEVER

BRED BRADSHAWCOORDINATOR

TIMOTHY GARDCOORDINATOR

WILL BROOKSCOORDINATOR

CHASE POPECOORDINATOR

ADAM ABBOTTCOORDINATOR

NICOLE THOMASCOORDINATOR

RANDY MOZINGOCOORDINATOR

STEPHEN SWEATCOORDINATOR

BRIANNA SALCIDOCOORDINATOR

ARTHUR CESENACOORDINATOR

BRIAN CORRALESCOORDINATOR

TYLER BLATTCOORDINATOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1940
Location: 2430 N HUACHUCA DR, TUCSON, AZ 85745-1202
County: Pima
In care of: % ROGER P WRIGHT
Primary officer: DEREK, SECRETARY/TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(786) 736-8409

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: May 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: OFF-SITE SOLUTIONS LLC
NTEE classification: Mutual & Membership Benefit (Y)
IRS tax category: Mutual & Membership Benefit
Grant-giving organization: Yes