Get Behind the Badge INC

Tax-deductible

Columbus, OH501(c)(3)Since 2003Human ServicesEIN 30-0153113Revenue $72K in FY2025

On file with the IRSgetbehindthebadge.orgPo Box 30020, 43230-0020 · Columbus, OHTax-exempt since Sep 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to honor, empower, and support the families of first responders who've been killed or critically injured on or off duty.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$72K
+49% vs prior year
Spent
$61K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$100K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$72K
FY2025▲ +49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$46K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$72K
Expenses
$61K
FY2025▲ +74%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$24K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$35K
FY2025$61K
Net assets
$100K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$46K
FY2021$63K
FY2022$63K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$88K
FY2025$100K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $50K Management & general 7% · $4K Fundraising 11% · $6K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marketing Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps law enforcement officers and firefighters with financial aid.

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1 program · $50K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To raise funds to provide financial assistance to law enforcement officers or firefighters and HIS/HER family who is critically injured or fallen in the line of duty.

$50Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $71K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,083
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,800
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,572
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,440

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$72K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Money outPt IX
$61K
Ln 25
Programscol B$50K
Managementcol C$4K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$100K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$36
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Total revenueLn 12$72K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100K
Total assetsLn 16$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$100K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$100K
Total assetsLn 16$88K$100K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$88K$100K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$944
Office expensesLn 13$399$80$319
OccupancyLn 16$400$80$320
InsuranceLn 23$341$68$273
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$26K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$74$224$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$61K$50K$4K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $72K$61K$11K$100K 990 PDF
FY2024 $48K$35K$13K$88K 990 PDF
FY2023 $46K$35K$12K$75K 990 PDF
FY2022 $38K$38K−$157$63K 990 PDF
FY2021 $42K$24K$18K$63K 990 PDF
FY2020 $40K$35K$5K$46K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $71,846 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,066$61,207
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $63$36
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $16,001$10,603
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $48,130$71,846
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,800$20,083
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,978$40,432
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $34,778$60,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $13,352$11,331
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $71,846 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,960
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$46,247
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,207
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $36$36
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,603$10,603
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $10,639$71,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $60,515 across 8 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $20,083$20,083
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,196$2,196
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,775 · Management $944$4,719
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $80 · Management $319$399
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80 · Management $320$400
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68 · Management $273$341
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,603 · Fundraising $2,590$28,193
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $74 · Management $224 · Fundraising $3,886$4,184
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,763 · Management $4,276 · Fundraising $6,476$60,515
Part X · Balance sheet $99,536 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,205$99,536
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $88,205$99,536
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $88,205$99,536
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $88,205$99,536
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $88,205$99,536
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $99,536 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$71,846
XI-2 Total expenses$60,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,331
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$88,205
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$99,536

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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