Chicago Fire Dept Firefighter & Paramedic Retiree Memorial Park

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
800944180
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Prospect Heights, IL, USA
Phone
7738423143
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Commemorative Events

Reported finances

Revenue
$8,251
Expenses
$2,726
Assets
$183,895

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DOREEN CHAMBERS (PRESIDENT TR)

People named in this filing

  • DOREEN CHAMBERS (PRESIDENT TR)
  • EILEEN O'CONNELL (V-PRES./SECR)
  • MARGARET MURPHY (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization tribute to all retired and deceased uniformed members of the chicago fire department who have proudly served the city of chicago and the chicago fire department for numerous decades. This memorial/park will be opened to the public, as well as the members of the chicago fire department, to the familes and friends of retired, deceased and active members who wish to visit and honor their loved one, their friend, the chicago fire department retirees. There will be a granite monument in honor of the retirees, erected at the site.

What it reported doing in 2025

To honor all retired and deceased uniformed members of the chicago fire department who have proudly served the city of chicago and the chicago fire department.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 93% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 38%; rating input score 38
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 67%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 67.46; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 38% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 38/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.