Sandy Hook Promise Foundation FY2021 filing

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Newtown, CT501(c)(3)Since 2012Crime & LegalEIN 46-1657101Revenue $14.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSsandyhookpromise.orgPo Box 3489, 06470-3489 · Newtown, CTTax-exempt since Mar 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Sandy Hook Promise is to end school shootings and create a culture change that prevents violence and other harmful acts that hurt children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.0M 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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FY2021 · 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
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.8M a year · 15% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.0M
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $233K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$745K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.9M
Spent
$12.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$10.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$14.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$14.9M
FY2023$31.6M
FY2024$26.1M
FY2025$30.5M
Expenses
$12.4M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$12.4M
FY2023$20.5M
FY2024$23.7M
FY2025$31.3M
Net assets
$10.7M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$10.7M
FY2023$31.1M
FY2024$34.4M
FY2025$34.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

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Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $8.9M Management & general 13% · $1.6M Fundraising 15% · $1.9M

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

20 people listed on the 990; $2.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Managing Director (through 2/28/20)
$508,682Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$175,445Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Field Operations
$161,010Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director
$151,956Pt VII · Sec A
VP of HR (through 3/31/20)
$146,494Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing & Programs
$145,685Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$143,806Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Development & Strate
$124,290Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Hockley’s $231K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 247 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Timothy Makris———$508,682
Nicole Hockley$230,575$219,075$215,788$175,445
Crystal Garrant$204,277$193,393$155,505—
David Conrad$173,682$167,972$160,234$143,806
Dawn Lyons$168,212$160,866$152,481$145,685
Sondra Cloud$167,239———
Donald Torres$164,822———
Paula Fynboh———$161,010

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Prevents school shootings and youth violence by educating the public, promoting safety programs, and mobilizing a national grassroots volunteer network to recognize warning signs.

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2 programs · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Sandy hook promise's evidence-based and informed know the signs ("KTS") programs are delivered to schools at no cost and teach youth and adults how to prevent shootings, violence, and other harmful acts that harm children.

$5.5Mprogram expense
02

Make the promise movement building and promise leader volunteers- our make the promise initiative attracts, builds and engages a committed influential majority of americans to join sandy hook promise in the prevention of school shootings, violence and other harmful acts in schools.

$3.4Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $556K · 2022–2024
Dallas Independent School DistrictFY2024$122,962
Dallas Independent School DistrictFY2023$45,675
Pennsylvania Department of EducationFY2023$14,541
Rock to the FuturePA · FY2023$10,000
Man Laws Academy 101 MlaCA · FY2023$10,000
Cst PartnersTX · FY2023$10,000
Asw FoundationIN · FY2023$10,000
Jareds Heart of Success INCGA · FY2023$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$10,000
More Than Words INCMA · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Money outPt IX
$12.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.9M
Managementcol C$1.6M
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$10.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.7M
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$745K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$14.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$704K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$82K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$77K
Total revenueLn 12$14.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$723K
Other assetsLn 15$206K
Total assetsLn 16$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$745K
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 592
VolunteersI 6870
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$6.0M$8.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$754K$723K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M$11.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$745K
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$10.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$55K$55K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.2M$365K$84K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.0M$3.0M$463K$569K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$75K$55K$15K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$674K$473K$102K$98K
Payroll taxesLn 10$463K$334K$77K$52K
Management feesLn 11a$394K$211K$158K$25K
Legal feesLn 11b$120K$120K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$75K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$356K$356K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.7M$31K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.4M$926K$431K
Office expensesLn 13$309K$70K−$120$239K
Information technologyLn 14$279K$204K$45K$30K
OccupancyLn 16$128K$115K$7K$5K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K$166$144
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$1K$275
InterestLn 20$262$200$35$27
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$23K$4K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$63K$11K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$552K$470K$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25$12.4M$8.9M$1.6M$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $30.5M$31.3M−$756K$34.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $26.1M$23.7M$2.4M$34.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $31.6M$20.5M$11.1M$31.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $14.9M$12.4M$2.6M$10.7M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,923,966 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,345,293$14,761,086
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $890,283$82,089
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,456$3,587
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$46,172$77,204
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,247,860$14,923,966
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,000$55,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,487,890$6,860,908
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $217,726$355,692
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,522,439$5,087,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $15,237,055$12,359,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,010,805$2,564,871
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $14,923,966 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $145,138 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$704,316
VIII-1e Government grants$1,338,898
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,717,872
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,329
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$14,761,086
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,089$82,089
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,587$3,587
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$67,934−$67,934
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,089 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,791$14,923,966
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $12,359,095 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $55,200$55,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,159,264 · Management $364,693 · Fundraising $83,568$1,607,525
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,009,189 · Management $463,150 · Fundraising $569,422$4,041,761
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $54,860 · Management $14,682 · Fundraising $5,803$75,345
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $472,866 · Management $102,265 · Fundraising $98,470$673,601
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $333,782 · Management $76,718 · Fundraising $52,176$462,676
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $210,501 · Management $158,287 · Fundraising $24,797$393,585
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $119,987$119,987
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $75,014$75,014
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $355,692$355,692
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,687,687 · Management $30,942 · Fundraising $1,720$1,720,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $926,475 · Fundraising $431,467$1,357,942
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,233 · Management −$120 · Fundraising $238,922$309,035
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $204,324 · Management $45,119 · Fundraising $29,627$279,070
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $115,112 · Management $7,309 · Fundraising $5,372$127,793
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,730 · Management $166 · Fundraising $144$29,040
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,590 · Management $1,448 · Fundraising $275$10,313
IX-20 InterestPrograms $200 · Management $35 · Fundraising $27$262
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $23,051 · Management $4,062 · Fundraising $3,115$30,228
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,902 · Management $11,083 · Fundraising $8,501$82,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $469,540 · Management $82,651$552,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,892,506 · Management $1,557,491 · Fundraising $1,909,098$12,359,095
Part X · Balance sheet $11,456,643 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,028,642$8,690,964
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $845,687$991,819
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $142,733$106,577
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $614,547$738,180
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $753,586$723,359
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $962,987$205,744
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,348,182$11,456,643
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $577,551$704,582
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $201,300$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,201,492$745,082
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,680,115$10,328,994
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $466,575$382,567
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,146,690$10,711,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,348,182$11,456,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,711,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,923,966
XI-2 Total expenses$12,359,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,564,871
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,146,690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,711,561

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