Firecracker Foundation EIN 46-2969449

Firecracker Foundation FY2022 filing

EIN  46-2969449 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lansing, MI
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers holistic healing for child sexual trauma survivors and their families.
Leadership
Tashmica Torok · Co-Director · $63K
Money in and out
$359K revenue, $402K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency

Offers holistic healing for child sexual trauma survivors and their families. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $359K in revenue, $402K in expenses, and $22K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$359K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$43K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
0.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$359K
FY2022▼ -15%
Expenses
$402K
FY2022▼ -9%
Total assets
$32K
FY2022▼ -57%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2022▲ +2%
Total revenue
$359K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$43K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$32K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $219K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Mental Health Therapy

Individual therapy sessions for children and teens, and caretaker support groups for parents and guardians.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Youth Advocacy

Advocacy for youth who have experienced sexual violence AND/OR gender-based violence in school, medical and home settings. Advocacy programs also include services that provide pregnant and parenting teens of color with access to reproductive education and support.

$66Kprogram expense
03

Perinatal Advocacy and Labor Support Service

Program provides pregnant and parenting teens of color with access to health education and support.

$53Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFirecracker Foundation
EINHdr · item D46-2969449
Principal addressHdr · item CLansing, MI
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Director
$62,619Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$59,425Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$57,170Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Abide’s $36K as Co-Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2082 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tashmica Torok$36,147$43,776$62,619$61,918$52,885
Carolyn Abide$36,371$37,777$59,425$49,031
Tara Scott$33,454$39,578$57,170$48,629

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$353K · 98%
Program service revenue$6K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$353K
Program service revenue2%$6K
Investment income$111
— government grantsLn 1e$342K
Total revenueLn 12$359K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.40 Fundraising $0.05
Program services54%$219K
Management & general40%$163K
Fundraising5%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$402K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$23K
Total assetsLn 16$32K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$22K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $23K · Operating expenses/yr $402K
0.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $219K · Total expenses $402K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $163K · Total expenses $402K
40%
Fundraising
Fundraising $20K · Total expenses $402K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $18K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $11K
$1.66 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $353K · Total revenue $359K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $342K · Total revenue $359K
95%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $359K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $111 · Total revenue $359K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $402K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $359K · Prior year $424K
-15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $22K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $359K · Expenses $402K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $32K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $22K · Total assets $32K
68%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $32K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Tashmica Torok · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $63K · Total expenses $402K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $310K · Total expenses $402K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 40%
Fundraising cost ratio 6%
Revenue growth -15%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$58K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$164K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$255K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$359K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$424K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$376K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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