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Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin

Public charity · Grantmaker Madison, WI EIN: 39-1102345 Website

The objectives of this union are: a) to negotiate collective employment agreements; b) to enforce that contract and existing common practices through appropriate legal remedies, as governed by state statute and city ordinance; c) to promote harmony and goodwill among our membership and to respect our individual differences; d) to promote health and safety in our dangerous workplace and in our community; e) to maintain and strengthen adequate disability and pension laws for personal and dependent coverage; f) to value apprenticeship training and professional standards as a way of continually improving our position of professional firefighters.

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin at a glance

In short: Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin reported $4K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2024)
$3,850 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
Total assets
$1,243,729
+9.5% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$707,908
+9.2% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$20,256
+1333.5% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$789,605
+37.3% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Madison

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 Total only2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $784 (2021) to $60K (2022). In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Local 311 Charities Inc Madison, WIMemorial$59,943
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$1,243,729$707,908$789,605$3,850Total only$20,256
2023$1,135,439$647,975$574,982——$1,413
2022$804,272$607,689$632,803$59,9431$10,010
2021$1,061,554$561,899$442,789$784Total only$5,266
2020$941,903$525,967$402,332——$7,013
2019$746,848$507,374$456,695——$5,737

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin

Based on IRS filings

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin is a public charity, based in Madison, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $4K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $20K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin is led by Mahlon Mitchell, President on every filing since 2019; all 37 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Mahlon Mitchell

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $30K (2019) → $34K (2024)

  • Brian Bieganski

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $479 (2019) → $2K (2024)

  • Brian D. Lofy

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $947 (2019) → $4K (2024)

  • Devon Anders

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $947 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Eric M. Schrader

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $790 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Jason S. Ladwig

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $947 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Kevin D. German

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $790 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Kevin E. McDonald

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $947 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Kevin Sherry

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $19K (2019) → $26K (2024)

  • Peter N. Friedericks

    Secretary & Treasurer

    Board Member → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $26K (2024)

  • Raena Glauvitz

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $790 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Reggie Williams Jr.

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $790 (2019) → $1K (2024)

  • Kenneth Quackenboss

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $989 (2020) → $1K (2024)

  • Benjamin Waldera

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $257 (2021) → $1K (2024)

  • Daniel Smith

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $2K (2021) → $2K (2024)

  • Derek Brown

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $855 (2021) → $1K (2024)

  • Stephen Terry

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2021) → $1K (2024)

  • Allison Langer

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $770 (2022) → $1K (2024)

  • Amie Brown

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $785 (2023) → $1K (2024)

  • Anthony Antoniewicz

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $513 (2022) → $180 (2024)

  • Grahm Yahn

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $513 (2022) → $989 (2024)

  • Guy Johnson

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $513 (2022) → $1K (2024)

  • Jennifer Ross

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $513 (2022) → $90 (2024)

  • Shawn Behnke

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    $513 (2022) → $180 (2024)

  • Aaron Babcock

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $956 (2023) → $1K (2024)

  • George Anetsberger

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $349 (2023) → $539 (2024)

  • Jordan Hensler

    Executive Board Member

    Board Member → Executive Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $785 (2023) → $809 (2024)

  • Chanse Kaczmarski

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $539 (2024)

  • Charles Marsh

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $539 (2024)

  • Jefferson Hankins

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $899 (2024)

  • Jonathan Clinkscale

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $899 (2024)

  • Joshua Erdman

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024)

  • Kelly Cloudsdale

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $449 (2024)

  • Kristopher O'Dell

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $989 (2024)

  • Ryan Welch

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024)

  • Timothy Jacobson

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $899 (2024)

  • Trevor Regali

    Executive Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    $1K (2024)

Former officers (45)
  • Former: Brenden R. Kornell (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Lionel A. Armenta (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Gregory Bailey (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Kelsey Michalsen (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Joshua Crosby (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Howell (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christopher C. Backes (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kevin Hembrook (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kyle Wells (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Theodore Higgins (2019–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer
  • Former: William Yackel (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Clarissa Hinchley (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Craig Brinkmann (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: James Payton (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Carri Holloway (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Christopher Hammes (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Justin Grenawalt (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Dykstra (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Thomas (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tim Hagen (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Benjamin Barrett (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Ruth Savard (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Brian Vaughn (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Kyle Neuman (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Phililp Ruscetti (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Anthony Disalvo (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ethan C. Dade (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Taylor J. Frosch (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Terry J. McDaniel (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Clairissa Curry (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jay Payton (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt Dykstra (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Michael Terry (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Nick George (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Bradley M. Vogen (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Brett Weisensel (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Chad A. Powell (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jeffery A. Vogen (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jered Tennant (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jon Byrd (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Jonathan M. Yaskal (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kara B. Nelson (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Matt J. Klein (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Matthew Miller (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Samuel Cooke (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Mahlon Mitchell — President: $34KMahlon MitchellPresident$34KKevin Sherry — Vice President: $26KKevin SherryVice President$26KPeter Friedericks — Secretary/Treasurer: $26KPeter FriedericksSecretary/Treasurer$26KBrian Lofy — Executive Board Member: $4KBrian LofyExecutive Board Member$4KBrian Bieganski — Executive Board Member: $2KBrian BieganskiExecutive Board Member$2KDaniel Smith — Executive Board Member: $2KDaniel SmithExecutive Board Member$2KAaron Babcock — Executive Board Member: $1KAaron BabcockExecutive Board Member$1KAllison Langer — Executive Board Member: $1KAllison LangerExecutive Board Member$1KAmie Brown — Executive Board Member: $1KAmie BrownExecutive Board Member$1KBenjamin Waldera — Executive Board Member: $1KBenjamin WalderaExecutive Board Member$1KTrevor Regali — Executive Board Member: $1KTrevor RegaliExecutive Board Member$1KDerek Brown — Executive Board Member: $1KDerek BrownExecutive Board Member$1KDevon Anders — Executive Board Member: $1KDevon AndersExecutive Board Member$1KEric Schrader — Executive Board Member: $1KEric SchraderExecutive Board Member$1KGuy Johnson — Executive Board Member: $1KGuy JohnsonExecutive Board Member$1KJason Ladwig — Executive Board Member: $1KJason LadwigExecutive Board Member$1KKenneth Quackenboss — Executive Board Member: $1KKenneth QuackenbossExecutive Board Member$1KKevin German — Executive Board Member: $1KKevin GermanExecutive Board Member$1KKevin McDonald — Executive Board Member: $1KKevin McDonaldExecutive Board Member$1KRaena Glauvitz — Executive Board Member: $1KRaena GlauvitzExecutive Board Member$1KReggie Williams Jr — Executive Board Member: $1KReggie Williams JrExecutive Board Member$1KStephen Terry — Executive Board Member: $1KStephen TerryExecutive Board Member$1KRyan Welch — Executive Board Member: $1KRyan WelchExecutive Board Member$1KJoshua Erdman — Executive Board Member: $1KJoshua ErdmanExecutive Board Member$1KGrahm Yahn — Executive Board Member: $989Grahm YahnExecutive Board Member$989Kristopher O'Dell — Executive Board Member: $989Kristopher O'DellExecutive Board Member$989Jonathan Clinkscale — Executive Board Member: $899Jonathan ClinkscaleExecutive Board Member$899Jefferson Hankins — Executive Board Member: $899Jefferson HankinsExecutive Board Member$899Timothy Jacobson — Executive Board Member: $899Timothy JacobsonExecutive Board Member$899Jordan Hensler — Executive Board Member: $809Jordan HenslerExecutive Board Member$809George Anetsberger — Executive Board Member (Thru April): $539George AnetsbergerExecutive Board Member (Thru…$539Chanse Kaczmarski — Executive Board Member: $539Chanse KaczmarskiExecutive Board Member$539Charles Marsh — Executive Board Member: $539Charles MarshExecutive Board Member$539Kelly Cloudsdale — Executive Board Member (Thru May): $449Kelly CloudsdaleExecutive Board Member (Thru…$449Anthony Antoniewicz — Executive Board Member (Thru FEB): $180Anthony AntoniewiczExecutive Board Member (Thru…$180Shawn Behnke — Executive Board Member (Thru FEB): $180Shawn BehnkeExecutive Board Member (Thru…$180Jennifer Ross — Executive Board Member (Thru Jan): $90Jennifer RossExecutive Board Member (Thru…$90

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $34K, to Mahlon Mitchell (President). 37 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin

How much does Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin give each year?

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin reported $4K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants.

How large is Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin?

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $708K.

Where does Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin operate?

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin has awarded grants in Wisconsin.

What is Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin's EIN?

Fire Fighters Local 311 Madison Wisconsin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1102345. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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