International Association of Fire
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 916060502
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2015–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- Auburn, WA, USA
- Phone
- 2069481234
- Rating
- 48
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $233,888
- Expenses
- $188,981
- Assets
- $812,179
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RYAN FREED (PRESIDENT)
- JORDAN GUSTAFSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
Highest reported compensation
- RYAN FREED (PRESIDENT): $11,169 total reported compensation
- TYLER ELIASON (SECRETARYTREASURER): $8,377 total reported compensation
- JORDAN GUSTAFSON (VICE PRESIDENT): $6,365 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To provide representation for the membership in matters related to conditions of their employment including but not limited to employee grievances, wages, hours, working conditions and programs designed to improve the general welfare of the members.
What it reported doing in 2024
This program provides membership in Affiliate Local, State and International labor organizations.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Membership-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
- Distribution model
- Affiliate network. The nonprofit sent 69% of its reported program spending through affiliated organizations.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 35
- Transparency & Controls: 90
- Accountability: 5
- Sustainability: 69
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 35.9%; rating input score 36
- Program expense ratio: 44.4%; rating input score 44
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Limited
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 11
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: Fail
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.3; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 17.5%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 35.9% of revenue deployed · 44.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 0 of 5 board members independent · 1 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $84K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $11K · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 7 filing years from 2015 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
- 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 36/100.
- High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 7 of 8 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 22/100.