Ground Zero Emergency Training Center Foundation: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-1789429)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$715K
FY2021	$447K
FY2022	$955K
FY2023	$680K
FY2024	$754K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$341K
FY2021	$334K
FY2022	$804K
FY2023	$456K
FY2024	$611K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2021	$1.6M
FY2022	$1.6M
FY2023	$1.9M
FY2024	$2.0M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $303K Management & general 6% · $22K Fundraising 5% · $16K

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

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Brianna Baughman

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Travis Brorsen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kory Coots

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Copeland

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Dorman

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debee Henschen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kacee Van Horn

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Morrison

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Brownell’s $128K as Trainer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1220 $100K–1M animals 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023
David Brownell	$128,214	$130,000

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Trains search and rescue canines and first responders for disaster emergencies.

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1 program · $303K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Emergency preparedness search and rescue canine team training program ground zero produces highly specialized sar canines, valued at 50,000, places them with emergency responders at no charge, and trains them to be a team.

$303Kprogram 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

Tulsa Community FoundationFY2024$50K

Heart to Heart Hospice FoundationFY2024$35K

Community Foundation of North Texas INCFY2024$25K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$110K

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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$715K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K

Other incomeLn 4–11$21K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K

Money outPt IX

$341K

Ln 25

Programscol B$303K

Managementcol C$22K

Fundraisingcol D$16K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$659K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$500K

PeoplePt VI, VII

12

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K

Government grantsLn 1e$54K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$84K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$52K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1K

Investment incomeLn 3$893

Other incomeLn 4–11$21K

Total revenueLn 12$715K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$253K

SavingsLn 2$407K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$659K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$749K

Other assetsLn 15$174K

Total assetsLn 16$1.8M

LiabilitiesLn 26$500K

Net assetsLn 32$1.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 57

VolunteersI 62

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

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$653K	$659K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$105K	$749K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.0M	$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$500K
Net assetsLn 32	$1.0M	$1.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$143K	$141K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$16K	$15K	$358
Legal feesLn 11b	$438		$438
Accounting feesLn 11c	$10K	$8K	$2K	$420
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2K	$902	$667	$417
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$15K	$475	$3K	$12K
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$2K	$1K	$52
Information technologyLn 14	$360	$120	$120	$120
OccupancyLn 16	$63K	$56K	$5K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$5K	$4K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$519	$72	$447
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$17K	$17K
InsuranceLn 23	$16K	$15K	$578	$577
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$46K	$42K	$4K	$57
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$2K	$1K	$421
Total functional expensesLn 25	$341K	$303K	$22K	$16K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$754K	$611K	$143K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$680K	$456K	$225K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2022	$955K	$804K	$151K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2021	$447K	$334K	$113K	$1.6M	990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing	$715K	$341K	$374K	$1.3M	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

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Part I · Summary $715,124 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $564,967$691,625

I-9 Program service revenue$1,450

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $631$893

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,841$21,156

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $625,439$715,124

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,221$158,184

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $182,788$182,847

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $359,009$341,031

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $266,430$374,093

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $715,124 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,516 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$51,834

VIII-1e Government grants$53,800

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$585,991

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$83,684

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$691,625

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $1,450$1,450

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $893$893

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,370−$7,370

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,010$27,010

VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $23,499$715,124

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,031 across 15 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,532 · Management $2,104$142,636

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,190 · Management $358$15,548

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $438$438

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,560 · Management $1,804 · Fundraising $420$9,784

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $902 · Management $667 · Fundraising $417$1,986

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $475 · Management $2,950 · Fundraising $11,625$15,050

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,486 · Management $1,416 · Fundraising $52$3,954

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120 · Management $120 · Fundraising $120$360

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $56,079 · Management $4,561 · Fundraising $1,925$62,565

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,707 · Management $1,717$5,424

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $72 · Management $447$519

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,177$17,177

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,611 · Management $578 · Fundraising $577$15,766

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,144 · Management $3,697 · Fundraising $57$45,898

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,289 · Management $1,216 · Fundraising $421$3,926

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $303,344 · Management $22,073 · Fundraising $15,614$341,031

Part X · Balance sheet $1,837,354 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $218,698$252,614

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $434,631$406,820

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$100,000

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $101,723$102,313

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$52,047

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $105,197$749,075

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $172,485$174,485

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,034,628$1,837,354

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,824$18,018

X-25 Other liabilities$482,113

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,824$500,131

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $560,304$924,723

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $472,500$412,500

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,032,804$1,337,223

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,034,628$1,837,354

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,337,223 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$715,124

XI-2 Total expenses$341,031

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$374,093

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,032,804

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$63,840

XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,834

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,337,223

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

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Ground Zero Emergency Training Center Foundation FY2020 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Ground Zero Emergency Training Center Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV