To annually rekindle on 9/11 the remarkable spirit of unity and service that existed in our nation in the days following the attacks. We honor in this fitting way the lives of the thousands who were killed and inured on 9/11, and pay tribute to the many who rose to service in response to the 9/11 tragedy including the brave men and women in our military.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$358K 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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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$358K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
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
$212K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+176% vs prior year
Spent
$5.7M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$168K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2021▲ +176%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$6.9M
Expenses
$5.7M
FY2021▲ +222%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$6.6M
Net assets
$168K
FY2021▼ -78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$758K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$392K
FY2023$499K
FY2024$733K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $5.3M Management & general 4% · $225K Fundraising 2% · $141K

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; $358K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Co-Founder
$188,790Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$168,996Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Paine’s $222K as President and Co-Founder is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 Paine$221,506$218,058$210,822$188,790$209,156
Eric Paine$196,099$155,866———
Andrea Sorkin$175,480————
Ryan Walls——$138,284$168,996$150,336
Jay Winuk$142,178$111,458———

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

Rekindles national unity and service spirit annually on 9/11.

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1 program · $5.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization's mission is to encourage people to help others in need in observance of the federally established 9/11 national day of service and remembrance.

$5.3Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $334K · 2021–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$820
Money outPt IX
$5.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.3M
Managementcol C$225K
Fundraisingcol D$141K
Owns and owesPt X
$168K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$793K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$820
Gains on assetsLn 7−$108K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K
Net assetsLn 32$168K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 625,000
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$833K$381K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K$212K
Net assetsLn 32$758K$168K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$58K$58K
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$358K$295K$27K$36K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$263K$178K$8K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$0$18K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$32K$2K$7K
Management feesLn 11a$101K$81K$11K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$0$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$64K$0$64K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$1.1M$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49K$37K$9K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$55K$8K$40K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$300$20K$0
TravelLn 17$39K$38K$13$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$9K$0$9K$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$21K$19K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$0$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.5M$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$315$0$315$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.7M$5.3M$225K$141K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $6.9M$6.6M$234K$733K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$4.7M$107K$499K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.9M$2.6M$223K$392K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.1M$5.7M−$589K$168K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.8M$81K$758K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,112,024 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,853,068$5,219,106
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,179−$107,082
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,854,247$5,112,024
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$57,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $696,956$681,209
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,076,367$4,962,629
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,773,323$5,701,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,924−$589,314
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $5,112,024 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$792,780
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,426,326
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,219,106
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $820$820
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated 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 −$107,902−$107,902
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$107,082$5,112,024
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,701,338 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $57,500$57,500
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 $294,679 · Management $27,329 · Fundraising $35,779$357,787
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,096 · Management $8,032 · Fundraising $77,105$263,233
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $18,494 · Fundraising $0$18,494
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,307 · Management $1,904 · Fundraising $7,484$41,695
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $80,800 · Management $10,576 · Fundraising $10,100$101,476
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,791 · Fundraising $0$7,791
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $63,730 · Fundraising $0$63,730
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,078,574 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,078,574
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $37,272 · Management $9,298 · Fundraising $2,699$49,269
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,752 · Management $40,412 · Fundraising $6,469$54,633
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $300 · Management $19,975 · Fundraising $0$20,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $37,932 · Management $13 · Fundraising $1,230$39,175
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $8,951 · Fundraising $0$8,951
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,413 · Management $1,578 · Fundraising $0$20,991
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $6,593 · Fundraising $0$6,593
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,510,856 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,510,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $315 · Fundraising $0$315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,335,481 · Management $224,991 · Fundraising $140,866$5,701,338
Part X · Balance sheet $380,655 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$246,758
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,444$121,606
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,515$5,520
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,969$3,441
X-15 Other assets$3,330
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $833,058$380,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $75,453$212,367
X-25 Other liabilities$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,453$212,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $657,605$118,288
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$50,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $757,605$168,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $833,058$380,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $168,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,112,024
XI-2 Total expenses$5,701,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$589,314
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$757,605
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$168,288

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