Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept
Fire prevention and protection
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept at a glance
In short: Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept gave $474K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $158K), mostly in Minnesota. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $473,620
- +174.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $157,873
- Median grant
- $74,579
- Total assets
- $1,460,696
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Minnesota (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Little Canada ($389K). Together the top 3 received $474K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept gives
- Giving grew 159% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $68K (2019) to $474K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $474K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Little Canada Little Canada, MN | Civic Programs and Fire Fighting Equip | $389,041 |
| Firemens Relief of MN Little Canada Little Canada, MN | Fund Pensions | $74,579 |
| Little Canada Historical Society Saint Paul, MN | Building | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,460,696 | $752,849 | $756,456 | $473,620 | 3 | $25,087 |
| 2024 | $1,396,681 | $751,213 | $658,628 | $172,592 | Total only | $28,088 |
| 2023 | $1,231,571 | $694,938 | $744,588 | $257,187 | 2 | $21,629 |
| 2022 | $1,192,572 | $603,688 | $659,892 | $183,130 | 2 | $21,077 |
| 2021 | $1,385,552 | $689,541 | $709,485 | $234,184 | 2 | $24,082 |
| 2020 | $1,304,074 | $514,032 | $596,833 | $204,000 | 2 | $20,453 |
| 2019 | $1,344,450 | $529,317 | $506,857 | $67,600 | 2 | $24,970 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept
Based on IRS filings
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept is a public charity, based in Little Canada, MN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $474K. Net investment income was $25K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's 2025 filing lists 9 officers; none of the 9 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steve Anderson
Director
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reilly Keenan
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cory Gilbert
Fire Prevention Officer
Director → Fire Prevention Officer, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Don Smiley
Fire Chief
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Keenan
2nd Assistant Chiefvp
Secretary → 2nd Assistant Chiefvp, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tim Boss
First Assistant Chiefvp
Second Assistant Chief → First Assistant Chiefvp, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bryce Shearen
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Schwalbach
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Jones
Training Officer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Chris Jaede (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Morelan (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Pat Keenan (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Steve Morelan (2019) — First Assistant Chief
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.
Frequently asked questions about Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept
How much does Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept give each year?
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept gave $474K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $173K in grants paid.
What is Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's typical grant size?
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's median grant in 2025 was $74,579, and its average grant was $157,873, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept give grants?
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept gives mostly in Minnesota: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Little Canada, MN (2 grants).
Does Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept?
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $753K.
What is Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's EIN?
Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7436378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 20, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 12, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 16, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 27, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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