First Responders Foundation EIN 26-3499345 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

First Responders Foundation FY2021 filing

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Supports and honors first responders, veterans, and their families, building respect and enhancing public safety. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $994K in revenue, $801K in expenses, and $980K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Omaha, NE
Website
www.firstrespondersfoundation.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$994KFY2021
Expenses
$801K
Net assets
$980K
People
16
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  26-3499345 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Omaha, NE
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Supports and honors first responders, veterans, and their families, building respect and enhancing public safety.
Leadership
Allen Batschelet · President & CEO · $83K
Money in and out
$994K revenue, $801K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$994K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$801K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$980K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $193K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$994K
FY2021▲ +7%
Expenses
$801K
FY2021-0.5%
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +14%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2021▼ -64%
Total revenue
$994K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$801K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$980K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$193K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 414
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $347K of program spending, described in the organization's 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

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirst Responders Foundation
EINHdr · item D26-3499345
Principal addressHdr · item COmaha, NE
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNE
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b14
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$83,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Vice President Thru 12/20
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$884K · 89%
Investment income$45K · 5%
Program service revenue$41K · 4%
Other revenue$24K · 2%
Contributions & grants89%$884K
Investment income5%$45K
Program service revenue4%$41K
Other revenue2%$24K
— government grantsLn 1e$4K
Total revenueLn 12$994K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.16
Program services70%$560K
Management & general14%$114K
Fundraising16%$127K
Total functional expensesLn 25$801K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$888K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$980K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $888K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $801K · Less non-cash grants $42K · Cash operating expenses/yr $758K
14.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $560K · Total expenses $801K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $114K · Total expenses $801K
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $127K · Total expenses $801K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $130K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $823K
$0.16 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $884K · Total revenue $994K
89%
Government reliance
Government grants $4K · Total revenue $994K
0.4%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $41K · Total revenue $994K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $45K · Total revenue $994K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $41K · Total expenses $801K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $994K · Prior year $929K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $980K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $994K · Expenses $801K
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $980K · Total assets $1.0M
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Allen Batschelet · Reported title PRESIDENT & CEO · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $801K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $375K · Total expenses $801K
47%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 7%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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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
Cass County Sheriff's OfficeFY2024$8,693
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,500
Omaha Police DepartmentFY2021$25,000
Omaha Police DepartmentFY2020$35,923

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$994K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$929K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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