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- EIN 05-0536854
- 6468224236
- 38 East 32nd Street, #602 Suite 602 New York NY 10016 USA
- www.1stRCF.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Crime & Law, Law Enforcement, Youth Development Programs
Mission: Approximately 225 first responders are killed in the line of duty each year, and each fatality leaves behind an average of 2.3 children. This year’s 517 children will need help with their college tuition, and another 500+ children are put into the same situation every year. Fortunately, First Responders Children’s Foundation has been striving to meet this heartbreaking need for the past 19 years. Ever since the September 11th attacks when more than 800 children lost a parent, First Responders Children’s Foundation has provided millions of dollars in scholarships to hundreds of children who have lost a parent in the line of duty which helps cushion the financial hardship these children face. But, in order to help these children pay for college, we need your support.
Results: In 2019, First Responders Children’s Foundation awarded 44 college scholarships to deserving children of first responders across the country and hosted more than 1,656 children and family members of first responders at our Thanksgiving Day Parade event in New York City providing families with a chance to gather and heal during an otherwise difficult holiday period. Additional Foundation events took place in 21 cities impacting summer camps, fire safety education, community & police fitness programs, law enforcement youth “explorers” programs, and even the launch of the first police-operated community center in New York City. We also became a charity partner of the nationally-televised PGA golf tournament, “A Military Salute at The Greenbrier,” which will continue each year to coincide with the anniversary of September 11th, and we even helped dedicate a commemorative locomotive, CSX #911, “Spirit of our First Responders,” with the Foundation’s logo on it which is hauling freight across America right now and simultaneously honoring our nation’s first responders.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Thousands of children of first responders
Geographic areas served: Nationwide
Programs: College scholarships, grants, family-friendly events