FDNY Foundation

Name

FDNY Foundation

Legal name

FDNY Foundation

Website

https://fdnyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Nonprofit Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Fire safety nonprofit
• Public safety education
• Emergency services fundraising
• First responder support
• Firefighter training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The foundation receives donations from individuals who support the FDNY mission. Donations can be made as one-time gifts via credit card or direct debit, or in honor/memory of loved ones.
2. FDNY Shop Merchandise Sales: 100% of sales from FDNY Shop purchases benefit first responders. The shop sells merchandise including the FDNY Official Calendar of Heroes.
3. Annual Dinner & Sponsorship: The annual FDNY Foundation Dinner and Fire Commissioner's Humanitarian Awards event attracts corporate sponsors at various levels ($250,000 Commissioner Circle to $12,500 Firefighter/EMT Circle) and individual tickets at $2,500 per VIP seat.
4. Climb to Summit Event: Annual stair climb event at One Vanderbilt raising funds for firefighter and EMS physical fitness programs, safety education and equipment needs. Raised over $350,000 in 2026.
5. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations like SL Green Realty Corp., Viking Motorsports, and various sponsors for events and programs.
6. Grant Funding: Grants from foundations and organizations including the Jesse Gerhard Memorial Foundation, Chris Kyle Frog Foundation, and others to support specific programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The FDNY Foundation raises funds through individual donations, corporate sponsorships, merchandise sales (FDNY Shop), grants, and signature events such as the Foundation Dinner and Climb to Summit. It deploys those funds to provide training, equipment, education, and wellness programs for the New York City Fire Department's approximately 17,000 uniformed members, and free fire-safety education and CPR training to New York City residents.

Product overview

The FDNY Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves as the official nonprofit arm of the New York City Fire Department. Rather than offering a unified software product, the Foundation provides a portfolio of programs including fire safety education initiatives (FDNY Smart educational website, Mobile CPR Unit), professional development (FDNY Pro platform hosting the High Rise Symposium and SRFM Symposium, FOMI leadership program at Columbia Business School, I-LEAP'D supervisor training), equipment funding (Robotics Unit, K9 Unit, IMT support), public engagement (FDNY Shop/Fire Zone retail, Calendar of Heroes, Climb to Summit event), and scholarship programs (Never Forget Memorial Scholarships). The Foundation's revenue of approximately $10.1 million annually (FY2024) supports Fire and Life Safety Programs ($6.86M), Fire Safety Education and Retail ($1.9M), and Wellness Programs ($0.73M).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FDNY Smart: Educational website for the Fire Department of New York City providing fire safety information
• FDNY Pro
• FDNY Shop

Products and services

• FDNY Fire Zone / FDNY Shop Retail and e-commerce store offering FDNY-branded merchandise and educational materials, with 100% of sales benefiting FDNY first responders. Targeted at individual consumers, tourists, and FDNY supporters in the New York City area.
• FDNY Pro Online professional development and training platform for fire service professionals, hosting the FDNY SRFM Symposium, the High Rise Symposium, and publications including WNYF Magazine. Targeted at firefighters, EMS personnel, and fire and life safety professionals.
• FDNY Smart Public-facing educational website providing fire safety information, prevention tips, and emergency preparedness resources for New York City residents and the general public.
• Climb to Summit Annual ticketed stair-climb fundraising event at One Vanderbilt in Manhattan, with registration fees and corporate sponsorships funding FDNY firefighter and EMS physical fitness programs, safety education, and equipment needs. Targeted at individual climbers, corporate teams, and FDNY members nationwide.
• FDNY Foundation Dinner Annual gala and signature fundraising dinner featuring the Fire Commissioner's Humanitarian Awards, with tiered corporate sponsorship packages ranging from $12,500 to $250,000 and individual VIP tickets at $2,500 per seat. Targeted at corporate sponsors, financial institutions, real estate firms, and high-net-worth individual supporters.
• Calendar of Heroes Annual official FDNY calendar featuring firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics, sold as a publication fundraiser with proceeds supporting FDNY Foundation fire and life safety education, training initiatives, and lifesaving resources.
• FDNY Mobile CPR Unit Free hands-only CPR training program delivered through a mobile unit traveling across New York City. Targeted at NYC residents with the goal of expanding bystander CPR capability to save lives during cardiac arrest emergencies.
• FDNY Officers Management Institute (FOMI) Six-month graduate-level management education program for high-ranking FDNY officers, delivered in partnership with Columbia Business School and designed to build leadership principles and disaster readiness. Targeted at FDNY senior officers across Fire, EMS, Fire Prevention, and civilian bureaus.
• I-LEAP'D Program Five-day leadership training program for FDNY first-line supervisors and mid-level managers covering leadership skills, strategic communications, and critical decision making. Targeted at FDNY personnel across Fire, EMS, Fire Prevention, Communications, and civilian bureaus.
• FDNY Search & Rescue Field Medicine Symposium (SRFM) Four-day professional symposium bringing together military, federal, state, and local medical first responders to share field-medicine best practices through workshops, lectures, and hands-on scenarios. Targeted at medical first responders and tactical medicine practitioners.
• FDNY High Rise Symposium Three-day professional educational event focused on high-rise firefighting tactics and life safety, with attendees including firefighters, chief officers, fire and life safety professionals, and building personnel. Targeted at fire service and building-safety professionals in high-rise markets.
• FDNY High School for Fire and Life Safety Foundation-funded public high school in Brooklyn offering a fire and life safety curriculum that prepares students for careers in emergency medicine and with the FDNY, with a track producing state-certified EMTs. Targeted at New York City high school students interested in emergency services careers.
• Never Forget Memorial Scholarships College scholarship program honoring FDNY members lost on September 11, 2001 and from related illnesses, awarding financial aid to active and retired FDNY members and their families for higher education.
• GetAlarmed NYC Smoke & CO Alarm Program Free smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm distribution and installation program for New York City residents, contributing to more than 100,000 smoke and CO detectors and batteries distributed annually citywide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained thousands of New Yorkers in hands-only CPR since 2006 through the FDNY Mobile CPR Unit
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Viking MotorsportsflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 June 2026NASCAR team partnership where the FDNY Foundation serves as the primary partner for the No. 99 Chevrolet at Pocono Raceway on June 13, 2026, honoring the 25th anniversary of September 11th. Proceeds support fire safety education and operational advances for FDNY.
• Leary Firefighters FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026Established by actor Denis Leary following a 2000 Worcester, Massachusetts fire that killed six firefighters including his cousin. Hosts annual 'Firefighter for a Day' event at FDNY Fire Academy. Raises $850,000 annually in grants for fire departments nationwide.
• Way Fong LLCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Barasch & McGarryminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Central Rock GymminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• TD BankminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Halmar International LLCminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Rapid Relief TeamminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Cerbelli CreativeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Epicerié BouludminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Fini PizzaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Floor & DécorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Tower BeverageminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• Troutman Pepper LockeminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• NY Firefighters Heart & Lung FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2026Sponsor of the 4th Annual Climb to Summit 2026 event.
• SL Green Realty Corp.coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 19 April 2026Primary partner for the annual Climb to Summit event at One Vanderbilt. SL Green has been the key sponsor for multiple years of this signature fundraising event that raises funds for FDNY fitness and training equipment.
• Summit One VanderbiltcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2026Venue partner for the annual Climb to Summit event, hosting the 93-story stair climb at One Vanderbilt (1,100+ feet to summit).
• Citizen AppcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 July 2025NYC collaboration with Citizen app to provide residents with real-time safety alerts from NYPD, FDNY, and NYC Emergency Management using geo-targeted notifications.
• Jesse Gerhard Memorial FoundationcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 May 2025Founded in memory of FDNY Firefighter Jesse Gerhard (Ladder 134) who died in the line of duty in 2022. Generously sponsored three FDNY teams from Jesse's firehouse 'The Big House' at the 3rd Annual Climb to Summit.
• Chris Kyle Frog FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 April 2015Awarded a $10,000 grant to the FDNY Family Assistance Unit for support services.
• WABC-7coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2015Long-standing media partnership for the 'Operation 7: Save a Life' fire safety television program, an ABC nationwide initiative produced by WABC since 1999. The program has helped reduce fire deaths to the lowest 5-year period in NYC's history.
• KiddecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2015National partner for 'Operation 7: Save a Life' program. Has donated more than 1,000,000 smoke alarms to fire departments across the country since 2002.
• Home DepotminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2015Partner supporting 'Operation 7: Save a Life' fire safety program.
• ToyotaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2015Partner supporting 'Operation 7: Save a Life' fire safety program.
• The Hearst Burn Center at New York Presbyterian HospitalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 January 2015Partner supporting 'Operation 7: Save a Life' fire safety program.
• Victorinox Swiss ArmycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 August 2014'Firefighters for Life' partnership celebrating the 130th anniversary of the Swiss Army knife. Special watch (I.N.O.X.) designed to represent the partnership, with events showcasing the watch's durability alongside FDNY equipment demonstrations.
• Columbia Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for the FDNY Officers Management Institute (FOMI), a six-month leadership program for senior FDNY officers developed after 9/11.
• NYC Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity agency partner for public safety alerts and emergency communications, collaborating through the Citizen app initiative.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): A long-established national membership and standards body for fire safety. While broader and standards-focused rather than a direct fundraising peer, it is comparable as a fire safety mission-aligned organization that delivers public education and training resources and could be considered a broad incumbent in the same ecosystem.
• International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Foundation: The charitable and member-services arm of the IAFF, the largest firefighter union in North America. Comparable as a broader fire service nonprofit ecosystem that provides grants, scholarships, training support, and disaster relief to union-affiliated firefighters.

Direct peers

• National Fallen Firefighters Foundation: A national nonprofit supporting families of firefighters killed in the line of duty and providing training, education, and memorial programs. Directly comparable mission (fire service support, scholarships, memorial programming) and event/donation-driven fundraising model.
• NY Firefighters Heart & Lung Foundation: Named in the data as a sponsor of the FDNY Foundation's Climb to Summit, this New York-based nonprofit raises funds for medical research and support for firefighters suffering from heart and lung disease. Direct geographic and beneficiary overlap with FDNY Foundation, operating a similar grantmaking/events model.
• LAFD Foundation: The official nonprofit of the Los Angeles City Fire Department, raising funds for training, equipment, and community programs. Same structural model — city fire department-affiliated 501(c)(3) — and similar mix of gala fundraising, corporate sponsorships, and public-safety education programming.
• Boston Fire Foundation: The charitable arm of the Boston Fire Department, funding equipment, training, and community safety programs. Operates the same nonprofit-of-a-fire-department model with event fundraising and corporate sponsorships.
• Firefighters Charitable Foundation: A national nonprofit assisting firefighters and their families through financial assistance, equipment funding, and disaster relief. Comparable cause and donor-driven model, with a slightly broader national footprint than the FDNY Foundation.
• Chicago Fire Department Foundation: The official nonprofit of the Chicago Fire Department, supporting training, equipment, and community fire safety initiatives. A direct structural peer given the same municipal-fire-department affiliation and donor-funded program model.
• Leary Firefighters Foundation: Founded by actor Denis Leary after the 2000 Worcester fire that killed his cousin, the Leary Firefighters Foundation raises ~$850,000 annually through 'Firefighter for a Day' at the FDNY Academy and distributes grants to fire departments nationwide. It is a direct peer — also a 501(c)(3) supporting fire service causes with event-driven fundraising and national grantmaking.

Others

• FDNY (Fire Department of New York) - parent beneficiary: While not a peer in the competitive sense, FDNY is the institutional beneficiary of the FDNY Foundation and is mentioned as the partner for the entire portfolio of programs, training, and equipment initiatives. Relevant context as the 'customer' the foundation serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/FDNYFoundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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