Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Frederick, MD EIN: 47-5337967

The organization is set up to provide qualified support for the humanitarin, charitable, education, health and welfare interests of fire fighters, their families and others asking for assistance.

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc at a glance

In short: Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $17K). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$16,685
-20.5% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$16,685
-20.5% vs 2023
Median grant
$16,685
Total assets
$115,624
+52.1% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

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

Who Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Muscular Dystrophy: $17KMuscular Dystrophy$17K

The largest 2024 recipient was Muscular Dystrophy ($17K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

FrederickFredrick

How Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+11%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $21K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Muscular Dystrophy —$16,685
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$115,624$75,632$36,044$16,6851
2023$76,036$37,745$77,614$21,0001
2022$115,905$86,207$66,289$9,0001
2021$95,987$50,834$26,070$15,0001
2020$71,223$55,633$28,746$10,0001

About Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc

Based on IRS filings

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Frederick, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $116K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $17K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc is led by Stephen Jones, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Stephen Jones

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Rossomondo

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Christopher Mutchler (2020–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc

How much does Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc give each year?

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc gave $17K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $21K across 1 grant.

How large is Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc?

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc reported $116K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $76K.

What is Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc?

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Frederick, MD. It holds $116K in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc operate?

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc's EIN?

Frederick County Career Firefighters Benevolent Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5337967. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 9, 2022)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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