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Chicago Fire Department Charities

Chicago, Illinois Exempt and current
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EIN 20-5597220501(c)(3) public charityApproved December 2025Donations tax deductible

From the latest return on file

At a glance

Figures come from the organization’s Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year ending December 2021, as recorded by the IRS.

Revenue
$61,587
FY2021
Assets
$19,019
Year end
Required return
Form 990-EZ
The short form is allowed under $200K of receipts and $500K of assets
Fiscal year
January to December
Ends in December
Focus
Other public safety
NTEE M99, public safety
Charity type
Publicly supported
170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Compliance clock

What is due, and when

Computed from the fiscal year end and the return type. Federal dates are fixed by law. The state line is the general charitable solicitation rule of Illinois, read from the regulator’s own guidance; exemptions vary, and the regulator’s page is the authority.

May 15, 2026
Form 990-EZ for FY2025 Not yet on the IRS file
The October 2026 IRS file shows FY2021 as the latest return. Filed on extension, it is due November 16, 2026.
May 17, 2027
Form 990-EZ for FY2026
Fifteenth day of the fifth month after year end. May 15 falls on a Saturday, so the deadline moves to Monday.
Annual
Illinois charitable solicitation registration
Charities that solicit in Illinois register with the state and file a report each year, unless exempt. It is due within six months after the fiscal year ends. An extension is available. For a fiscal year ending in December, that is the end of June.
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Automatic revocation rule No risk shown
Exempt status is revoked after three consecutive years without a return. The latest return on file is FY2021.

Filing history

When each return reached the IRS

From IRS records of electronically filed returns. The IRS record date is the date in the IRS’s own record of each return. It is not a legal filing date, and extensions are not public.

Fiscal yearFormIRS record dateDue dateNote
FY2021Form 990-EZNovember 14, 2022May 16, 2022

Returns for fiscal years before 2021, and returns the IRS record cannot date, are not listed.

IRS status check

What the IRS lists say

Three IRS lists, read each month. This is a display of what they show, not a determination of status.

Exempt status
Listed as exempt
The IRS list of exempt organizations. As of October 13, 2026.
Deductible donations
Listed
The IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax deductible contributions. Listed with code PC (public charity). As of October 13, 2026.
Automatic revocation
On the list, with a later IRS ruling
Revoked May 15, 2025. Posted August 12, 2025. IRS records show a ruling of December 2025.

Peers

No size comparison

The latest figures on the IRS file are for FY2021. Figures that old are shown beside the group, not ranked in it.

For reference: 42 public charities in the group, median revenue $130K.

Readiness

What public data cannot tell you

A 990 shows money in and money out. It cannot show whether programs, outcomes, funding and compliance live in one place, or how long a funder report takes to produce. The five pillars below are scored only by the organization itself.

Mission & Strategic Clarity
Can every program be traced to a stated outcome?
Unscored
Stakeholders & Positioning
Do funders see the same story the board sees?
Unscored
Programs & Program Design
Are participants, activities and budgets tracked per program?
Unscored
Evidence, Data & Storytelling
How long does the next funder report take to assemble?
Unscored
Systems, Governance & Readiness
Who owns the compliance calendar above?
Unscored