CHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: CHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 83-1814705)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-17
IRS object ID: 202543219349321219
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-17T16:23:03-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	364267431	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PEASE BELL CPAS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 SUPERIOR AVE E STE 2500	AddressLine1Txt
City	CLEVELAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	831814705	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHAGRIN FALLS FIREFIGHTERS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHAG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4402478281	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 W WASHINGTON ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAGRIN FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44022	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN FOSTER	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4402478281	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ALEXANDER N SEMERANO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01064629	PTIN
Phone	2163489600	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BRIAN FOSTER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 W WASHINGTON ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAGRIN FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$64,697	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	HTTPS://CFFCF.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2018	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY FORCES AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHAGRIN VALLEY AREA. PLANNED PROJECTS INCLUDING MODERNIZATION OF THE CHAGRIN VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT'S FIREHOUSE AND AN INITIATIVE TO JOINTLY TRAIN THE CHAGRIN VALLEY'S SHOP OWNERS AND RESIDENTS IN SAFE PRACTICES REGARDING FIRE SUPPRESSION, CPR, STOP THE BLEED, AND FIRST AID TRAINING.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	6	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$40,638	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$36,072	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$15,910	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$28,625	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$15,441	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$71,989	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$64,697	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$85,681	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$955	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$6,189	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$10,972	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$91,870	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$11,927	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$19,881	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$52,770	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$676,404	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$729,174	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$676,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$729,174	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	WE ARE A CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHAGRIN VALLEY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$955	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$955	GrantAmt
Desc	A GRANT WAS MADE TO THE CHAGRIN VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT TO INSTALL A PODIUM AND AUDIO EQUIPMENT AT THE FIREHOUSE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$955	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BRIAN FOSTER	PersonNm
Phone	4402478281	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 W WASHINGTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHAGRIN FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRIAN FOSTER
PRESIDENT	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DILLON CROUSE
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE WILOSZEK
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JESSE PHAN
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT JAMIESON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES FINLEY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$36,072	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$36,072	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$28,625	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$28,625	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$64,697	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,625	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$955	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,650	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,492	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$830	TotalAmt
Management And General	$830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,927	TotalAmt
Program Services	$955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$26,957	BOYAmt
EOY	$30	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$649,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$729,144	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$729,174	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$729,174	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$729,174	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$676,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$729,174	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$52,770	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$161,122	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$185,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$389,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,072	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$803,426	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$161,122	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$185,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$389,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$31,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,072	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$803,426	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$154,820	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$648,606	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,910	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$28,625	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$44,535	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$847,961	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.76490	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.78420	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED WITH A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE POLICY CONTAINS PROVISIONS STATING THAT ANY CONFLICTS MUST BE DISCLOSED TO ALL DIRECTORS. AT THAT POINT THE INDIVIDUAL DISCLOSING THE CONFLICT IS RECUSED IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S CONSIDERATION OF AND RESPONSE TO THE CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.