The Front Line Foundation FY2020 filing

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St Louis Park, MN501(c)(3)Since 2015Crime & LegalEIN 47-4249389

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The mission of the Front Line Foundation, a minnesota nonprofit organization, is to back the badge and support our fallen heroes including law enforcement officers, swat team members, firefighters, emts, and minnesota national guard members. The Foundation works to provide: financial support to those who have died while in the Line of duty while serving in the state of minnesota, by awarding benefit payments to dependents of the fallen first responder(s); and underwriting scholarships and training registration costs for members of law enforcement and swat teams, as well as support preparedness training for safety officers in hospitals, schools, and churches; assistance with the purchase of needed safety and tactical equipment not currently within the budget of the local unit of government; and financial support to those who have been injuried while in the Line of duty to help with their recovery.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $27K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 17 voting members
Concern: none of 17 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$197K
Spent
$112K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$197K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$123K
Expenses
$112K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$154K
Net assets
$198K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$126K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $108K Management & general 3% · $4K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Suzanne Holt’s $71K as President & is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Suzanne Holt$70,667$54,167$50,000$50,000—
Justin Zenanko$19,956$10,000$10,000——
Suzanne Holt————$12,500
Rachel Stoneberg———$400—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports families of fallen first responders and funds training for law enforcement and safety officers.

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1 program service account for $108K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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financial support to those who have died while in the line of duty while serving in the State of Minnesota, by awarding benefit payments to dependents of the fallen first responder(s).underwriting scholarships and training registration costs for members of law enforcement and SWAT teams, as well as support preparedness training for…

$108Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$27K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $554K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$155,000
Minneapolis Fire FoundationMN · FY2024$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$107,484
Washington County Sheriff's OfficeFY2023$14,400
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,000
Oath INCTX · FY2021$78,099
Unitemized GrantFY2021$57,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$197K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$112K
Ln 25
Programscol B$108K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K
Total assetsLn 16$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$197K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$198K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$198K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$112K$198K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$112K$198K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$112K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50K$50K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$400$400
Office expensesLn 13$90$90
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$12K$326
All other expensesLn 24e$251$251
Total functional expensesLn 25$112K$108K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $123K$154K−$31K$126K 990 PDF
FY2024 $247K$277K−$30K$157K 990 PDF
FY2023 $154K$240K−$86K$187K 990 PDF
FY2022 $155K$171K−$16K$273K 990 PDF
FY2021 $335K$243K$91K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $197K$112K$86K$198K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $197,459 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$151,114
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$151,114
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$46,345
VIII-12 Total revenue$197,459
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $111,640 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50,000$50,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,105$3,105
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $45,271$45,271
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $400$400
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $90$90
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,197 · Management $326$12,523
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $251$251
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $107,868 · Management $3,772 · Fundraising $0$111,640
Part X · Balance sheet $197,612 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,793$197,612
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $111,793$197,612
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $111,793$197,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $111,793$197,612
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $111,793$197,612
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,612 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$197,459
XI-2 Total expenses$111,640
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,819
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$111,793
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,612

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

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