Boston Firemen's Relief Fund
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund is a private foundation focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $9K. Net investment income was $32K.
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund at a glance
In short: Boston Firemen's Relief Fund gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $8,500
- -48.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- -30.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,214
- -26.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,025,584
- +14.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Boston Firemen's Relief Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
36 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 36 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Boston Firemen's Relief Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 136% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2023) to $17K (2024). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $9K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $8,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,025,584 | $507,912 | $375,679 | $8,500 | 7 | $63,460 | $31,958 | $46,810 |
| 2024 | $893,351 | $482,812 | $438,404 | $16,500 | 10 | $136,208 | $68,052 | $41,958 |
| 2023 | $848,943 | $381,239 | $250,669 | $6,000 | 5 | $20,856 | $13,387 | $38,410 |
| 2022 | $718,400 | $467,704 | $338,518 | $9,500 | 7 | $24,700 | $11,548 | $32,039 |
| 2021 | $589,204 | $219,269 | $141,010 | $9,500 | 7 | — | $97,779 | $25,982 |
| 2020 | $511,090 | $341,359 | $234,602 | $11,500 | 9 | — | $90,221 | $21,635 |
| 2019 | $404,125 | $324,291 | $351,328 | $13,000 | 11 | — | — | $20,568 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Boston Firemen's Relief Fund reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund is led by Jerry Powers Jr., President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 3 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jerry Powers Jr.
President
Director → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $3K (2025)
John Martin
Director
Director → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Neal Mullane Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Malone
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Cheatum
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Garcia
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Lee
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Blaikie
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Flaherty
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David McCann
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$6K (2019) → $5K (2025)
Eric Wirtz
Vice President
Secretary → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
$2K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Dennis Kane
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$285 (2023) → $2K (2025)
Former officers (5)
- Former: Charles Popp (2019) — President
- Former: Gerry Viola (2019) — Director
- Former: Greg Magee (2019) — Director
- Former: James Greene (2019) — Vice President
- Former: James Hoar (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $5K, to David McCann (Treasurer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Boston Firemen's Relief Fund
How much does Boston Firemen's Relief Fund give each year?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund gave $9K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $17K across 10 grants.
What is Boston Firemen's Relief Fund's typical grant size?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,214, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Boston Firemen's Relief Fund give grants?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Boston Firemen's Relief Fund give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Boston Firemen's Relief Fund's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (7 grants).
How large is Boston Firemen's Relief Fund?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $63K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Boston Firemen's Relief Fund?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund is a private foundation focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Boston, MA. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Boston Firemen's Relief Fund's EIN?
Boston Firemen's Relief Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-1104325. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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