JW MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
EIN 86-2705429 · Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Public Safety (M12)
What they do
Survivor Benefits: The JW Memorial Foundation Provided Needed Financial Benefits to 5 Families of Emergency Responders Who Were Killed or Severely Injured In The Line of Duty In Idaho In 2025 As A Result of The Following Incidents: 1. In February 2025 We Continued to Provide Assistance to The Family of A Firefighter Who Sustained A Traumatic Brain Injury From A Falling Tree While Fighting A Wildland Fire In North Central Idaho In 2024. Because of The Extensive Rehabilitation Efforts In Different Locations In The Country, The JW Memorial Foundation Provided Financial Assistance to Several Family Members to Travel and Secure Lodging to Remain Near Him for Support While He Was Undergoing Extensive Treatment and Rehabilitation In The Amount of $5000.00. 2. In June 2025, Three Firefighters Were Ambushed By An Armed Assailant While Responding to A Wildland Fire In Northern Idaho. Two of The Firefighters Died From Their Injuries and Another Was Seriously Injured. We Provided Financial Assista
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Board and leadership roster (12)
ED BUTTONDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
GINA MATHEROFFICER, TREASURER
JESSE WELCHOFFICER, VICE PRESIDENT
JIM LEONARDDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
JUSTIN CAPAULDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
LES LOCKWOODDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
MELANIE GOULARTEDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
MIKE MATHEROFFICER, CHAIRPERSON
ROBERT TYLEROFFICER, SECRETARY
RYAN RODELLDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
SUSAN WELCHOFFICER, PRESIDENT
ZACH JOHNSDIRECTOR, BOARD MEMBER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2021
- Location
- 11843 N BLUE JAY CT, HAYDEN, ID 83835-7959
- County
- Kootenai
- In care of
- % SUSAN WELCH
- Primary officer
- Susan L Welch, President
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution - Public Safety (M12)
- IRS tax category
- Fund Raising & Fund Distribution