Minnesota · Public charity
West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association
To provide retirement benefits to volunteer firefighters.
- $329k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 7
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 67%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $224k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $111,800
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 6
- FY2021 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 3
- Total assets, FY2024
- $15M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 67% of the organizations West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 69% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 31% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $111k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $224k | 29% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $160k | 67% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $257k | 75% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $248k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crystal | $321,900 | 3 | n/a |
| City of New Hope | $266,290 | 4 | n/a |
| West Metro Fire Department | $193,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 9% |
| Africa Fire Mission | $15,700 | 2 | 3% |
| Pim Arts High School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crescent Cove | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McGregor Fire Department Relief Association | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Crystal | $321,900 | 3 | n/a |
| City of New Hope | $266,290 | 4 | n/a |
| West Metro Fire Department | $193,050 | 2 | n/a |
| Little League Baseball Inc | $17,500 | 2 | 9% |
| Africa Fire Mission | $15,700 | 2 | 3% |
| Pim Arts High School | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Crescent Cove | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| McGregor Fire Department Relief Association | $10,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Young Mens Christian Association of the North | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Special Olympics Inc | $8,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Group Minnesota Inc The | $7,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Magnus Veterans Foundation | $6,600 | 1 | 1% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
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How this is measured
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About West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association
- How much does West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association give?
- West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association reported 7 itemized grants totaling $223,680, out of $329,180 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 6 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2023.
- What does West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2024, its largest causes are Public Benefit (66%), Public Safety & Disaster (25%), Human Services (3%).
- Who are West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2024: City of Crystal ($322k), City of New Hope ($266k), West Metro Fire Department ($193k).
- Does West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 67% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Amazonsmile Foundation.
- Where is West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association based?
- West Metro Fire Rescue District Firefighters Relief Association is based in MN.
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