Guns 'n Hoses Foundation

Tax-deductible

Garland, TX501(c)(3)Since 2001Human ServicesEIN 03-0481754

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To provide immediate financial assistance to the familes of police and firefighters lost in the line of duty. To also provide contributions to children's charites focused on enriching our communities and the future of our children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 15 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $148K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$390K
+26% vs prior year
Spent
$307K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$871K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2024▲ +26%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$369K
FY2024$309K
FY2024$390K
Expenses
$307K
FY2024▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$176K
FY2022$276K
FY2023$460K
FY2024$341K
FY2024$307K
Net assets
$871K
FY2024▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$763K
FY2021$905K
FY2022$911K
FY2023$821K
FY2024$788K
FY2024$871K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $261K Management & general 12% · $38K Fundraising 3% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Family Liais
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers immediate financial aid to families of fallen first responders and supports children's charities.

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3 program services account for $230K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided financial and social support to the families of fallen police officers and firefighters. Immediate financial support for the families following the lose of thier loved one. The organization gives monetary gifts to the dependent children (dependent children as defined under irs guidelines)of our fallen heroes we have lost over…

$136Kprogram expense
02

Contributions to childrens charities and youth programs focused on enriching our communities and the future of our children.

$71Kprogram expense
03

Provided assistance to an inner city boxing gym to teach disadvantaged youth the skills in boxing, self-defence, and self-respect giving them an opportunity to improve thier life through hard work and dedication to sport.

$23Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 12 grants · $815K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$130,277
Individual RecipientFY2024$57,161
Individual RecipientFY2024$14,106
Individual RecipientFY2023$80,869
Unitemized GrantFY2023$59,500
Individual RecipientFY2023$40,487
Unitemized GrantFY2022$154,174
Sargent Gregory L Hunter CharityFY2022$80,846
Individual RecipientFY2022$14,166
Individual RecipientFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$114,902
Unitemized GrantFY2019$62,186

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$246K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Money outPt IX
$307K
Ln 25
Programscol B$261K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$871K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$710K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$246K
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$710K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$710K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$125K
Total assetsLn 16$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$871K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$551K$710K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$180K$125K
Total assetsLn 16$788K$871K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$788K$871K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$71K$71K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$130K$130K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$29K$10K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$882$882$882
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$1K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$5K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$33K$13K$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$805$805$805
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$55K$29K$46K−$19K
All other expensesLn 24e−$38K−$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$307K$261K$38K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $309K$341K−$32K$788K 990 PDF
FY2023 $369K$460K−$91K$821K 990 PDF
FY2022 $282K$276K$6K$911K 990 PDF
FY2021 $317K$176K$142K$905K 990 PDF
FY2020 $202K$195K$7K$763K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $390,394 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $26,491 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,150
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$219,753
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,241 · Unrelated business $13,250$390,394
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $307,476 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $71,267$71,267
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $130,277$130,277
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,699 · Management $9,699 · Fundraising $9,699$29,097
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $882 · Management $882 · Fundraising $882$2,646
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,939$3,939
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,278 · Management $1,277 · Fundraising $1,277$3,832
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,938 · Management $4,938 · Fundraising $4,938$14,814
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,457 · Management $9,546 · Fundraising $9,546$32,549
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $805 · Management $805 · Fundraising $805$2,415
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $28,575 · Management $45,541 · Fundraising −$18,986$55,130
IX-24e All other expensesManagement −$38,490−$38,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $261,178 · Management $38,137 · Fundraising $8,161$307,476
Part X · Balance sheet $871,131 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $550,906$709,547
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,673$33,573
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,912$3,275
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $179,721$124,736
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $788,212$871,131
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $788,212$871,131
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $788,212$871,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $788,212$871,131
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $871,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,394
XI-2 Total expenses$307,476
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,918
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$788,212
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$871,131

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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