The Front Line Foundation FY2021 filing

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St Louis Park, MN501(c)(3)Since 2015Crime & LegalEIN 47-4249389Revenue $335K in FY2021

On file with the IRSthefrontlinemn.org6422 W Lake Street, 55426-0000 · St Louis Park, MNTax-exempt since Oct 2015Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K 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
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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 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 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$335K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$243K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$289K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$335K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$197K
FY2021$335K
FY2022$155K
FY2023$154K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$123K
Expenses
$243K
FY2021▲ +118%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$112K
FY2021$243K
FY2022$171K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$154K
Net assets
$289K
FY2021▲ +46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$273K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$157K
FY2025$126K

From the FY2021 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.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $217K Management & general 10% · $23K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$12,500Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Suzanne Holt$70,667$54,167$50,000$50,000$12,500
Justin Zenanko$19,956$10,000$10,000——
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 · $217K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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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…

$217Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$335K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Money outPt IX
$243K
Ln 25
Programscol B$217K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$289K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$289K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$135K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$96K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$335K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$289K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$289K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$289K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$198K$289K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$198K$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$198K$289K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$103K$103K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$58K$58K
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$12K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$48K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$90$90
Information technologyLn 14$199$199
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$433$433
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$6K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$126$126
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K$217K$23K$3K

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 Viewing $335K$243K$91K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 I · Summary $334,635 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,114$134,656
I-9 Program service revenue$95,653
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,345$104,326
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $197,459$334,635
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$160,599
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,637
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $61,640$80,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $111,640$243,251
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $85,819$91,384
Part VI · Governance 0 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $334,635 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$134,656
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$134,656
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $95,653$95,653
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$104,326
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $95,653$334,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $243,251 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $103,099$103,099
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $57,500$57,500
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 feesManagement $12,500$12,500
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,175$3,175
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,637$2,637
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $47,584$47,584
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,184$3,184
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $90$90
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $199$199
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 InsuranceManagement $433$433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,000 · Management $6,724$12,724
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $126$126
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $217,367 · Management $23,247 · Fundraising $2,637$243,251
Part X · Balance sheet $288,996 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,612$288,996
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 $197,612$288,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $197,612$288,996
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $197,612$288,996
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $197,612$288,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,996 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$334,635
XI-2 Total expenses$243,251
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,384
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$197,612
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,996

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