2024-11-13T23:54:49-06:00 2023-12-31 470900880 CALIBRE CPA GROUP PLLC 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200 WEST BETHESDA MD 20814 990 2023-01-01 811890101 FIRST RESPONDER CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE FOR REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS INJUR FIRS 3014471370 2130 PRIEST BRIDGE DR 11 CROFTON MD 21114 CHARLES W JASTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 3014471370 2024-11-12 1 1 KRISTIN A JACQUELIN CPA P01325865 2023319880 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RONALD SIARNICKI 2130 PRIEST BRIDGE DR 11 CROFTON MD 21114 1164121 0 X WWW.FIRSTRESPONDERCENTER.ORG X 2016 MD THE FRCE IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, NATIONWIDE. OUR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES CONSTANTLY SHED NEW LIGHT ON CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF FIREFIGHTERS, EMS PERSONNEL AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. IT'S ALL WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING LINEOFDUTY INJURIES AND DEATHS AS WELL AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES. 6 6 4 10 0 0 1444613 1005577 3039 111463 1456 1839 46595 45242 1495703 1164121 0 0 0 0 400279 411383 0 0 1375 974344 677029 1374623 1088412 121080 75709 569215 577111 160784 85012 408431 492099 X THE FRCE IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, NATIONWIDE. OUR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES CONSTANTLY SHED NEW LIGHT ON CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF FIREFIGHTERS, EMS PERSONNEL AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. IT'S ALL WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING LINEOFDUTY INJURIES AND DEATHS AS WELL AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES. 0 0 634976 FIRE SERVICE PROGRAMS - THE FRCE IS A RESEARCH TO PRACTICE ENTERPRISE THAT BUILDS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR 2023 PROGRAMS INCLUDED: A WOMEN'S HEALTH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL TRAINING MODULE FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOR UNDERSTANDING THE UNIQUE IMPACT THE JOB HAS ON WOMEN FIREFIGHTERS. TOPICS INCLUDE OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, INJURIES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND CANCER. THESE ONLINE MODULES WERE CREATED TO PROMOTE AWARENESS, ENHANCE DISSEMINATION, AND ENCOURAGE INCORPORATION INTO PRIMARY CARE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FOR WOMEN IN THE FIREFIGHTING PROFESSION. CURBSIDE MANNER 2.0 ENTAILED REFINEMENT, PRODUCTION, AND THE CREATION OF AN E-LEARNING DELIVERY OF UPDATED CURBSIDE MANNER COURSE FOR FIELD PROVIDERS, WITH COMPONENTS FOR BOTH FIRE AND EMS. CURBSIDE MANNER WAS CREATED ALONGSIDE STRESS FIRST AID TO PREPARE FIREFIGHTERS TO APPLY THE CORE ELEMENTS OF SFA IN DAILY CARE OF PATIENTS AND CITIZENS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE SERVICE, CONNECTION, AND QUALITY OF CARE WHILE HELPING ENSURE THAT THOSE WELL PRACTICED APPROACHES WOULD BECOME OUR DEFAULT RESPONSE TO ONE ANOTHER AS WELL. 67439 111463 HEALTH PROGRAMS - THE FRCE HELD A HEALTH & WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM JANUARY 19 & 20, 2023 IN ST. PETE'S BEACH, FL. PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT BUILDING RESILIENCE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WELLNESS, INJURY PREVENTION, PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS, PHYSICAL FITNESS, PROPER NUTRITION, SLEEP DEPRIVATION, STRESS, MINDFULNESS, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND MORE. OVER 40 TOPICS WERE DELIVERED BY SPEAKERS WHO ARE LEADERS AND PIONEERS IN FIRE SERVICE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. OVER 400 PARTICIPANTS OF THE HEALTH & WELLNESS SYMPOSIUM GAINED ACCESS TO RESOURCES, PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS TO TAKE BACK TO THEIR ORGANIZATIONS/DEPARTMENTS TO IMPLEMENT. THIS INCLUDED: PRIORITIES TO DEVELOP A TOTAL WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRE SERVICE AGENCIES, HOW HEALTH AND WELLNESS CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO DEPARTMENTS EFFECTIVELY AND WHAT APPROACHES THOSE TASKED WITH BUILDING THE PROGRAM CAN TAKE, HOW TO OBTAIN PROGRAM BUY-IN, PROGRAM OUTREACH AND EVALUATE YOUR IMPACT TO STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL AS PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES TO BUILD OR ENHANCE AND EXISTING PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM. 40652 FOUNDATION SUPPORT - THE FRCE DELIVERED 2-DAY WOMEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS WORKSHOPS AT THREE REPRESENTATIVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AROUND THE NATION. FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS CAME TOGETHER TO LEARN VALUABLE TOOLS FOR SELF-CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITION AND FITNESS. THESE INFORMATIVE WORKSHOPS WERE CREATED WITH INPUT FROM KEY CONSTITUENCY GROUPS, ESTABLISHED RESEARCHERS, AND PRACTITIONERS AWARE OF CURRENT AND EVOLVING BEST PRACTICES CREATING THE FOUNDATION FOR BROAD SCALE DISSEMINATION AND DELIVERY THROUGHOUT THE INDUSTRY. 153911 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY OUTREACH, AND OTHER PROGRAMS - STRESS FIRST AID IS A BASIC BUT COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO EMBEDDED PEER SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY DERIVED FROM THE US NAVY/MARINE CORPS COMBAT AND OPERATIONS STRESS COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (AN ARM OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION). THIS PROJECT EXPANDS UPON INITIAL SUCCESS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE WEB-BASED DELIVERY PLATFORM AS WELL AS UPDATE CONTENT, AND TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE MODULES TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING SUICIDAL IDEATION BASED ON AN ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY'S ACE MODEL. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS TO SUPPORT DISSEMINATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. 153911 896978 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 21 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CHARLES W JASTER 3014471370 16825 SOUTH SETON AVENUE EMMITSBURG MD 21727 ERNEST MITCHELL CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN GRANBY SECRETARY/TEASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY BALLIET BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MICLOT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF FACKLER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID HALFPENNY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHIEF RONALD SIARNICKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 1.00 64.00 X 0 277300 34660 CHARLES JASTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 1.00 39.00 X 0 154053 18523 EDWARD KLLIMA MANAGING DIRECTOR 39.00 1.00 X 160409 0 4090 160409 431353 57273 1 0 1 0 0 617667 387910 1005577 EVENT AND OTHER REVENU 900099 111463 111463 111463 1839 1839 45242 45242 1164121 111463 0 47081 X 140436 114737 22329 3370 229164 129137 102631 -2604 9109 4943 4242 -76 8652 4433 4176 43 24022 18010 5959 53 12275 12275 352066 347073 4993 49080 45401 3679 152131 143807 8001 323 3323 3323 OTHER EXPENSES 86052 76658 9394 MEMBER FEES AND SUBSCRI 11859 5074 6785 INDIRECT COSTS ALLOCATE 9347 7705 1630 12 BANK FEES 896 642 254 1088412 896978 190059 1375 47971 260182 13883 459 457406 243007 2676 2963 47279 70500 569215 577111 160784 85012 160784 85012 X 256892 376959 151539 115140 408431 492099 569215 577111 75709 7959 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X X X 1 NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION 521832634 7 1 0 40652 1 0 40652 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 62382 9798 1220 70960 71884 -9502 62382 63861 8023 71884 58141 5734 14 63861 50000 8141 58141 0.70460 0.29540 0 0 0 X 1174080 7959 2000 9959 1164121 0 1164121 1090412 2000 2000 1088412 0 1088412 PART X, LINE 2: THE CENTER IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION. THE CENTER IS, HOWEVER, SUBJECT TO TAX ON NET PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES DEFINED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNDER APPLICABLE TAX LAW. TO DATE, THE CENTER HAS NOT ENGAGED IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER'S FORM 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 THROUGH 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 CHIEF RONALD SIARNICKI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 0 199386 0 40549 0 37365 0 10056 0 24604 0 311960 0 0 CHARLES JASTER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 0 149337 0 4716 0 0 0 6476 0 12047 0 172576 0 0 EDWARD KLLIMA MANAGING DIRECTOR 133673 0 26736 0 0 0 4090 0 0 0 164499 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE COMPENSATION FOR FRCE IS DETERMINED BY NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION. PART I, LINE 7 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AWARDS A BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARDED A BONUS TO THE STAFF WORKING UNDER HIM. FORM 990, PART V, LINES 2A AND 2B FRCE UTILIZES THE SERVICES OF A COMMON PAYMASTER, NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION (NFFF), A RELATED NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ALSO EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3), EIN 52-1832634. AS SUCH, ALL PAYROLL TAX RETURNS ARE FILED BY NFFF AS COMMON PAYMASTER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 FRECE'S MANAGING DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY CFO AND SR ACCOUNTANT. PROVIDED TO SENIOR MANAGEMENT FOR REVIEW. PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD APPROVES THE SALARY OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. BASED ON A SALARY SURVEY THE STAFF SALARIES ARE ESTABLISHED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 347,073. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,993. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 352,066. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION 16825 SOUTH SETON AVENUE EMMITSBURG MD 21727 521832634 HONOR AND REMEMBER AMERICA'S FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS. MD 501(C)(3) LINE 7 N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION C 50612 DONATIONS TO NFFF GIVEN TO FRCE NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION O 40300 EMPLOYEE TIMESHEETS NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION R 220000 GRANT FROM NFFF