First Aid Arts FY2024 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 2009Mental HealthEIN 37-1559826Revenue $414K in FY2024

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At First Aid Arts our mission is to help people respond effectively to toxic stress and trauma so they can bring their best to the challenges and opportunities of the day. Our arts-based programs equip professional and volunteer care providers to support survivors of natural disasters and human abuses. The heart of our mission target is to reach the most in need and least served. Our vision is a world where wounded hearts heal beautifully.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 5 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
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$414K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$391K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$493K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$414K
FY2024▲ +36%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$304K
FY2024$414K
FY2025$381K
Expenses
$391K
FY2024▲ +31%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$320K
Net assets
$493K
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$298K
FY2021$398K
FY2022$465K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$493K
FY2025$555K

From the FY2024 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 Jan 2009.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $336K Management & general 10% · $38K Fundraising 5% · $18K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$90,833Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Curtis Romjue’s $91K as Board Member is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Curtis Romjue$91,416$90,833$62,694$60,000$55,000$40,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Equips caregivers with arts-based programs to help trauma survivors heal and thrive.

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1 program · $336K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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In 2024, First Aid Arts estimates reaching over 5,000 survivors of natural disasters and human abuses with our trauma-informed, arts-based programs. This impact was achieved by training 180 staff and volunteers from a variety of organizations working domestically and internationally.

$336Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$414K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$391K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$493K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$66K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$414K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$493K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$493K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$493K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 610
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K$493K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$490K$493K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$0
Net assetsLn 32$470K$493K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$74K$10K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$107K$88K$12K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$12K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$15K$2K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$599$599
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$56K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$68$0$68$0
Information technologyLn 14$370$370$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$792$504
TravelLn 17$25K$25K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$243$156
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$40K$382$244
Total functional expensesLn 25$391K$336K$38K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $381K$320K$62K$555K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $414K$391K$23K$493K 990 PDF
FY2023 $304K$299K$5K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $332K$266K$66K$465K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$199K$101K$398K 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$201K$48K$298K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $413,608 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,664$328,635
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,343$66,090
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$11,463
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,420
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $304,007$413,608
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $181,078$230,608
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$599
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $117,651$159,756
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $298,729$390,963
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,278$22,645
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $413,608 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,420 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$328,635
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$328,635
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,090 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$66,090
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $11,463 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$11,463
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $84,973 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$413,608
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $390,963 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $74,483 · Management $9,991 · Fundraising $6,359$90,833
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $88,074 · Management $11,814 · Fundraising $7,520$107,408
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,948 · Management $1,602 · Fundraising $1,021$14,571
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,592 · Management $1,957 · Fundraising $1,247$17,796
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,860 · Fundraising $0$10,860
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $599$599
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $55,788 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$55,788
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $68 · Fundraising $0$68
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $370 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$370
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,904 · Management $792 · Fundraising $504$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,459 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$25,459
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,218 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,218
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,814 · Management $243 · Fundraising $156$2,213
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,954 · Management $382 · Fundraising $244$40,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $335,604 · Management $37,709 · Fundraising $17,650$390,963
Part X · Balance sheet $493,230 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $489,539$493,230
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $489,539$493,230
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,554$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,554$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $469,985$493,230
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $469,985$493,230
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $489,539$493,230
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $493,230 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$413,608
XI-2 Total expenses$390,963
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$22,645
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$469,985
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$600
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$493,230

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