Our mission is to honor the service and sacrifice of public safety Heroes who give their lives in the line of duty - by caring for the loved ones they leave behind.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $193K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$937K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$485K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$859K
FY2021$923K
FY2022$923K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
Expenses
$937K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$897K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$937K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$485K
FY2023▲ +104%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$456K
FY2021$370K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$485K
FY2024$495K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2005.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $800K Management & general 5% · $45K Fundraising 10% · $92K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$92,882Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Johnson’s $104K as Executive Di is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Johnson$104,028$92,882$92,882$92,882$92,882

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

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

Supports families of public safety heroes who died in the line of duty.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Line-Of-Duty Death Response

We provide financial, logistical, and other assistance to survivors of first responders who have died in the line of duty. We also assist agencies as they endeavor to serve the families of the fallen and support personnel within their agencies who were also affected.

Pt IX · col B
02

National memorial service support -- provide financial, logistical, and emotional support to survivors of fallen first responders to attend the national memorial service when their loved one is first honored. Also provide logistical support to agencies and co-workers.

Pt IX · col B
03

Education

Present classes and conduct other initiatives to help prepare first responder leaders and support personnel to deal with a line-of-duty death and promote best practices. We also work to raise awareness among first responders about federal line-of-duty death benefits and issues related to line-of-duty death in general.

Pt IX · col B

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$10K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$96,818
Unitemized GrantFY2024$64,242
Unitemized GrantFY2024$22,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$100,806
Unitemized GrantFY2023$85,299
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,955
Unitemized GrantFY2022$158,344
Unitemized GrantFY2022$125,365
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,600
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,494
Unitemized GrantFY2021$202,372
Unitemized GrantFY2021$129,863
Unitemized GrantFY2021$14,750
Unitemized GrantFY2020$150,663

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Money outPt IX
$937K
Ln 25
Programscol B$800K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$92K
Owns and owesPt X
$485K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$65K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$70K
Investment incomeLn 3$27K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$485K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 665
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K$170K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$168K$193K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$114K
Total assetsLn 16$239K$488K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$238K$485K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$211K$211K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$219K$163K$21K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$102K$79K$8K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$1K$125$249
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$983
Office expensesLn 13$16K$9K$300$7K
Information technologyLn 14$28K$21K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$39K$3K$7K
TravelLn 17$114K$112K$14$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38$38
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$14K$820$2K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$792$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$135K$118K$3K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$22K$21K$368$97
Total functional expensesLn 25$937K$800K$45K$92K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.0M$1.0M$4K$495K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$937K$124K$485K 990 PDF
FY2022 $923K$1.0M−$110K$238K 990 PDF
FY2021 $923K$1.0M−$103K$370K 990 PDF
FY2020 $859K$897K−$38K$456K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,061,159 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $921,970$1,038,570
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,930$69,999
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $142$27,338
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$61,729−$74,748
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $923,313$1,061,159
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $313,803$211,060
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $361,710$320,458
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $358,286$405,355
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,033,799$936,873
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$110,486$124,286
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,061,159 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $10,342 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$491,599
VIII-1c Fundraising events$327,256
VIII-1e Government grants$64,920
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$154,795
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,038,570
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $69,999$69,999
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,181$6,181
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $21,157$21,157
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$85,090−$85,090
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,342 · Excluded from tax $12,247$1,061,159
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $936,873 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $211,060$211,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $163,189 · Management $20,632 · Fundraising $34,990$218,811
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $79,401 · Management $8,134 · Fundraising $14,112$101,647
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,825$2,825
IX-11f Investment management feesFundraising $2,690$2,690
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,407 · Management $125 · Fundraising $249$1,781
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,156 · Fundraising $983$3,139
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,616 · Management $300 · Fundraising $7,252$16,168
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,883 · Management $1,670 · Fundraising $5,032$27,585
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,178 · Management $3,471 · Fundraising $6,943$49,592
IX-17 TravelPrograms $111,552 · Management $14 · Fundraising $2,389$113,955
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $38$38
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,127$3,127
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,939 · Management $820 · Fundraising $1,640$16,399
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,933 · Management $792 · Fundraising $1,583$11,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $118,231 · Management $2,933 · Fundraising $13,702$134,866
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,417 · Management $368 · Fundraising $97$21,882
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $799,962 · Management $45,249 · Fundraising $91,662$936,873
Part X · Balance sheet $487,913 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $60,088$118,887
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$50,796
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,289$3,289
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$113,888
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $168,197$193,312
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,741$7,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $239,315$487,913
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,147$3,138
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,147$3,138
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $238,168$484,775
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $238,168$484,775
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $239,315$487,913
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $484,775 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,061,159
XI-2 Total expenses$936,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$238,168
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$923
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$121,398
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$484,775

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