Mid-States Organized Crime FY2020 filing

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To provide information, intelligence and resource support to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to combat criminals, Organized Crime, and narcotics trafficking that transverse jurisdictional state boundaries.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$344K 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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FY2020 · 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 $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$344K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$318K
82% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 82% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.8M
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.7M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.7M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$5.7M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.8M
Net assets
$70K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$110K
FY2022$58K
FY2023$27K
FY2024−$1K

From the FY2020 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 Nov 1982.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.6M Management & general 25% · $1.2M

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; $344K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$120,580Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Direc
$116,375Pt VII · Sec A
Administrati
$107,536Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary -
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sergeant-At-
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - I
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Direc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director - I
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Hall’s $154K as Executive Di is at the 66th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Hall$154,367$143,502$139,317$129,065$120,580
Diane Miller$145,747$138,722$128,784$123,784$116,375
Cynthia Curtis—$123,569$119,007$112,463$107,536
Aaron McNew$122,387$117,516$108,632$102,445—
Christie Hirsch$117,491$111,453$107,329$101,996—

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 law enforcement agencies to combat cross-jurisdictional crime and drug trafficking.

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Build and maintain an extensive data base on criminals and their activities. The information included in this database is accessible to members and helps them track movement and trends in illegal activity. Also provide case analysis and other analytical services.

$3.2Mprogram expense
02

Providing surveillance equipment for member agencies which helps in their efforts to apprehend criminals and supply information to the organization's database.

$222Kprogram expense
03

Training of member agencies by providing equipment, training courses, field coordinator orientations and the mid-states organized crime information center's annual conference and training sessions.

$119Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2025 · $6.0M federal money spent
Regional Information Sharing SystemsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.610 · Direct$6.0M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2024 · $6.1M federal money spent
Regional Information Sharing SystemsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.610 · Direct$6.1M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2023 · $5.5M federal money spent
Regional Information Sharing SystemsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.610 · Direct$5.5M

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2022 · $5.1M federal money spent
Regional Information Sharing SystemsDepartment of Justice · ALN 16.610 · Direct$5.1M

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$198
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$198
Other incomeLn 4–11$132
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$187K
SavingsLn 2$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$387K
Total assetsLn 16$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$318K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K$387K
Total assetsLn 16$200K$387K
LiabilitiesLn 26$178K$318K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$427K$148K$279K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.4M$2.0M$469K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$222K$151K$70K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$378K$302K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$201K$151K$49K
Legal feesLn 11b$329$329
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$82$82
Office expensesLn 13$106K$68K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$329K$296K$33K
TravelLn 17$163K$126K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$83K$83K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$21K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$243K$75K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.6M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS May 29, 2025 $6.7M$6.8M−$28K−$1K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 21, 2024 $6.0M$6.0M−$31K$27K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2023 $5.7M$5.7M−$52K$58K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 20, 2022 $5.3M$5.2M$40K$110K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Sep 20, 2021 $4.8M$4.7M$48K$70K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,790,904 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,131,500$4,540,588
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $163,287$249,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $893$198
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $189$132
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,295,869$4,790,904
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,233,261$3,650,504
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,060,822$1,092,310
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,294,083$4,742,814
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,786$48,090
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,790,904 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$236,588
VIII-1e Government grants$4,304,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,540,588
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $249,986$249,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $198$198
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $132$132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250,118 · Excluded from tax $198$4,790,904
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,742,814 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $148,040 · Management $278,839$426,879
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,954,654 · Management $469,354$2,424,008
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $151,227 · Management $70,346$221,573
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $301,702 · Management $75,815$377,517
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $151,111 · Management $49,416$200,527
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $329$329
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,000$12,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,088$37,088
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $82$82
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,758 · Management $37,806$105,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $295,718 · Management $32,857$328,575
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,465 · Management $36,274$162,739
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $82,866$82,866
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,119 · Management $23,815$44,934
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $242,647 · Management $75,486$318,133
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,580,724 · Management $1,162,090 · Fundraising $0$4,742,814
Part X · Balance sheet $387,488 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,122$187,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,894$200,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,016$387,488
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $178,142$317,524
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $178,142$317,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,874$69,964
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,874$69,964
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,016$387,488
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $69,964 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,790,904
XI-2 Total expenses$4,742,814
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$48,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,874
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$69,964

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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