First Responders Foundation: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 26-3499345)

Todd Sears’s $126K as President is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Todd Sears	$126,500	$100,000	$100,000	$100,000	—	—
Denise Moore	$106,538	—	—	—	—	—
Allen Batschelet	$12,000	$12,000	$12,000	$12,000	$83,000	$68,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Supports and honors first responders, veterans, and their families, building respect and enhancing public safety.

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3 programs · $347K · in their own filed words · FY2021

01

Behavioral Health

First responders support team (FRST) programs are available for all first responders (paid and non-paid) and their families. FRST clinicians provide behavioral health services including in-person therapy sessions, telehealth therapy sessions, substance abuse evaluations and counseling.

$161Kprogram expense

02

Police and Fire Support

Support police and fire departments through the purchase of equipment and supplies needed by both departments.

$154Kprogram expense

03

Physical Health

Fitness areas are available to first responders, veterans and their families with memberships. The gym is staffed with professionals, some of whom are first responders or military. Services offered include diet and nutritional planning, functional fitness classes, women's workouts, boot camp classes, personal training, yoga and others.

$32Kprogram expense

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

Jewish Federation of Omaha FoundationFY2024$100K

Points of Light FoundationFY2024$30K

Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation INCFY2024$26K

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$7K

Woodmen of the World Life InsuranceFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$168K

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Grants paid · 11 grants · $213K · 2020–2025

City of OmahaFY2025$36,524

Unitemized GrantFY2025$14,500

Murray Volunteer Fire DeptFY2025$10,000

City of Council BluffsFY2025$5,959

Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,500

Individual RecipientFY2024$8,693

Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,500

Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,500

Omaha Police DepartmentFY2021$25,000

Omaha Police DepartmentFY2020$35,923

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$994K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K

Investment incomeLn 3$45K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K

Money outPt IX

$801K

Ln 25

Programscol B$560K

Managementcol C$114K

Fundraisingcol D$127K

Owns and owesPt X

$980K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$888K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$24K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a15

IndependentVI 1b14

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$884K

Government grantsLn 1e$4K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$42K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$67K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K

Investment incomeLn 3$45K

Other incomeLn 4–11$24K

Gains on assetsLn 7$35K

Total revenueLn 12$994K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$7K

SavingsLn 2$881K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$888K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$113K

Other assetsLn 15$3K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$24K

Net assetsLn 32$980K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 513

VolunteersI 6110

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$762K	$888K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$113K	$113K
Total assetsLn 16	$881K	$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$68K	$24K
Net assetsLn 32	$813K	$980K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$45K	$45K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$83K	$33K	$25K	$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$261K	$153K	$37K	$72K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$30K	$15K	$6K	$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K		$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$4K	$4K	$50
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$16K	$10K	$100	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$15K	$5K	$8K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$17K	$12K	$579	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$92K	$82K	$6K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$780	$717	$63
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$2K	$2K	$45
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$13K	$7K	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$11K	$5K	$4K	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$188K	$185K	$3K
All other expensesLn 24e	$428		$83	$345
Total functional expensesLn 25	$801K	$560K	$114K	$127K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.4M	$1.3M	$120K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2024	$1.2M	$1.2M	$43K	$1.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.2M	$1.1M	$165K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.6M	$1.0M	$598K	$1.5M	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$994K	$801K	$193K	$980K	990 PDF
FY2020	$929K	$805K	$125K	$813K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $993,934 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $913,107$883,813

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,131$41,007

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22,391$45,315

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$30,426$23,799

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $929,203$993,934

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,661$44,953

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $308,628$374,730

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $439,361$381,136

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $804,650$800,819

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,553$193,115

Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15

VI-1b Independent voting members14

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $993,934 across 12 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $329 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$67,199

VIII-1e Government grants$4,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$812,614

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,455

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$883,813

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,007$41,007

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $10,609$10,609

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $23,100$23,100

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,706$34,706

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,281−$4,281

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,651$4,651

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,987 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $64,134$993,934

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $800,819 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $44,953$44,953

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,200 · Management $24,900 · Fundraising $24,900$83,000

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $152,801 · Management $36,673 · Fundraising $71,993$261,467

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,038 · Management $5,956 · Fundraising $9,269$30,263

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,323$21,323

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,050 · Management $50$4,100

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,259 · Management $100 · Fundraising $5,370$15,729

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,563 · Management $8,365 · Fundraising $2,531$15,459

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,489 · Management $579 · Fundraising $3,778$16,846

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $82,009 · Management $5,847 · Fundraising $4,433$92,289

IX-17 TravelPrograms $717 · Management $63$780

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,353 · Management $45$2,398

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,309 · Management $2,818 · Fundraising $2,818$12,945

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,113 · Management $3,862 · Fundraising $1,578$10,553

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,105 · Management $3,181$188,286

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $83 · Fundraising $345$428

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $559,959 · Management $113,845 · Fundraising $127,015$800,819

Part X · Balance sheet $1,004,406 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $9,826$6,642

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $752,189$881,158

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $113,147$113,240

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,866$3,366

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $881,028$1,004,406

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $67,634$24,189

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $67,634$24,189

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $590,151$906,467

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $223,243$73,750

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $813,394$980,217

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $881,028$1,004,406

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $980,217 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$993,934

XI-2 Total expenses$800,819

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,115

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$813,394

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$26,292

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$980,217

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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