THE CAPTAIN JAKE RINGERING MEMORIAL
EIN 84-3404431 · Public Foundations (T30)
What they do
THE CAPITAL JAKE RINGERING MEMORIAL, NFP HAS THE SOLE CHARITABLE PURPOSE of PROVIDING MONETARY ASSITANCE to LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS and OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS, BY CONTINUING THE IMPACT of CAPTAIN JAKE RINGERINGS CAREER AS A WELL KNOWN LEADER and INSTRUCTOR WITHIN THE FIRE SERVICE. THE MONETARY ASSITANCE is to INCREASE OPPORTUNITIES for DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL to ATTEND CONTINUING EDUCATION and TRAINING COURSES, of WHICH ARE BEYOND THE REQUIRED MINIMUM TRAININGS BUDGETED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT, to FURTHER EXPAND ESSENTIAL SKILLS and KNOWLEDGE of THE PROFESSION, and to ALSO PROVIDE MONETARY AID to LOCAL DEPARTMENTS to ASSIST IN EQUIPMENT UPDATES and THE ADVANCEMENT of LIFESAVINGS CAPABILITIES, IN ORDER to CONTINUALLY INCREASE THE LEVEL of CARE and SERVICE FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDE to THE CITIZENS of SURROUNDING COMMUNITITES, ULTIMATELY SAVING MORE LIVES and PROPERTY.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (3)
ALLISON RINGERINGPRESIDENT
ANDREA BUDDESECRETARY
LINDSEY MCREYNOLDSTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2020
- Location
- PO BOX 595, GODFREY, IL 62035-0595
- County
- Madison
- In care of
- ALLISON RINGERING
- Primary officer
- ALLISON RINGERING, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- LOY MILLER TALLEY PC
- NTEE classification
- Public Foundations (T30)
- IRS tax category
- Public Foundations