This firefighter-run charity concentrates its giving in Oakland/Alameda County, prioritizing local public safety and community-serving organizations. Its largest and defining gift supports the Alameda County Fire Department, while smaller grants fund local youth, childcare, arts, and firefighter association initiatives. The foundation favors direct, place-based charitable donations that benefit first-responder services and neighborhood programs.
A $100,000 charitable donation to Alameda County Fire Department is the clearest signal in Oaklandalameda Countyemeryville Firefighters Charity Fund’s recent giving: the funder backs fire and public-safety work before anything else. In 2025, that single grant far exceeded the rest of the year’s awards and was followed by a series of smaller local gifts to Oakland-based organizations. The pattern shows a firefighter-run charity directing resources to first responders, neighborhood institutions, and youth-serving groups across Oakland and nearby Alameda County communities. The foundation’s grant list also includes support for Paramount Theatre of the Arts Inc in Oakland, Acffa Firefighters, St Vincents Day Home, and East Bay Wildcats. Those recipients point to a local giving style that mixes public-safety support with community life in the East Bay. The grants are direct charitable donations rather than complex funding arrangements, and the recipients are all located in California. Leadership is listed under Zac Unger, and the foundation’s annual grants total $140,332 with assets of $383,042.
Public safety is the center of this funder’s recent activity. The largest grant went to Alameda County Fire Department for a charitable donation, indicating direct support for fire service capacity in the region. Beyond that core area, the foundation backed arts and civic life through a $11,682 grant to Paramount Theatre of the Arts Inc in Oakland. It also supported firefighter-related school supply funding with a $7,650 grant to Acffa Firefighters, linking the funder’s firefighter identity to student material needs. Youth and family-serving organizations are part of the picture as well. St Vincents Day Home received a $7,500 charitable donation, and East Bay Wildcats received $6,000, showing attention to childcare and after-school or sports-based youth programming in Oakland.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the same range: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $7,575, and the 75th percentile is $10,674. The distribution is shaped by one much larger award at the top, while most other grants sit in the mid-thousands. The grant list shows a local, one-time donation pattern rather than a broad national portfolio. Every listed recipient is in California, and the foundation is classified as a regular funder. The available recent-grants data show a single year of awards, so recurring recipients cannot be confirmed from the provided record.
$140K
$383K
$355K
$308K
Most grants fall between $8K and $11K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$11K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
ZAC UNGER
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Highly concentrated: a few, locally focused grants with one very large gift (≈71% of total) to the county fire department and several smaller community donations; mix of organizational support and in-kind/program-specific funding.
Notable grantees: Alameda County Fire Department, ACFFA Firefighters, Paramount Theatre of the Arts, Inc., St. Vincent's Day Home
Giving is concentrated in California, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Oakland is the most visible recipient city in the recent list, with grants to Paramount Theatre of the Arts Inc, Acffa Firefighters, St Vincents Day Home, and East Bay Wildcats. Dublin also appears through Alameda County Fire Department, while Bay Route Inc adds a Los Angeles recipient. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
Recent grants show support for fire/public safety services, firefighter association and welfare work, youth sports, childcare, and civic or cultural institutions. Examples include Alameda County Fire Department, Acffa Firefighters, St Vincents Day Home, East Bay Wildcats, and Paramount Theatre of the Arts Inc.
The grant-size profile is centered in the mid-thousands: p25 is $7,500, the median is $7,575, and p75 is $10,674. A single $100,000 grant sits far above that cluster.
Its giving is local and entirely California-based in the recent record. Oakland is a frequent recipient city, with additional grants to Dublin and Los Angeles. All recorded grants in the recipient-country distribution went to U.S. organizations.
Yes. The recent grants include a $100,000 charitable donation to Alameda County Fire Department and a $7,650 school supply funding grant to Acffa Firefighters, showing both public-safety and firefighter-association support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT | DUBLIN, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| PARAMOUNT THEATRE OF THE ARTS INC | OAKLAND, CA | $11,682 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| ACFFA FIREFIGHTERS | OAKLAND, CA | $7,650 | 2025 | SCHOOL SUPPLY FUNDIN |
| BAY ROUTE INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| ST VINCENTS DAY HOME | OAKLAND, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
| EAST BAY WILDCATS | OAKLAND, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | CHARITABLE DONATION |
ALAMEDA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
$100,000CHARITABLE DONATION
PARAMOUNT THEATRE OF THE ARTS INC
$11,682CHARITABLE DONATION
ACFFA FIREFIGHTERS
$7,650SCHOOL SUPPLY FUNDIN
BAY ROUTE INC
$7,500CHARITABLE DONATION
ST VINCENTS DAY HOME
$7,500CHARITABLE DONATION
EAST BAY WILDCATS
$6,000CHARITABLE DONATION