Operation Lifesaver INC FY2020 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)EIN 74-2459189Revenue $2.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSoli.org425 Third Street Sw, 20024-3206 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Aug 1987Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Public awareness and education program to promote highway-rail grade crossing safety.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$283K 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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FY2020 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$283K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $200K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$184K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$913K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.1M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$913K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$913K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1987.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $168K Fundraising 2% · $37K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $283K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$156,780Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$126,123Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rachel Maleh$201,663$181,310$167,280$161,780$156,780
Wende Corcoran$151,492$145,492$134,522$130,672$126,123

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates the public to improve highway-rail grade crossing safety.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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OLI's program service accomplishments include, but are not limited to: delivery of public education and awareness programs through workshops, state programs, volunteers, interactive e-Learning, online materials via a national website and face-to-face presentations; provide competitive OL State grant for innovative highway-rail grade…

$1.8Mprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$200K
Grants paid · 122 grants · $3.0M · 2020–2024
Ohio Operation LifesaverOH · FY2024$53,327
South Carolina Operation LifesaverSC · FY2024$42,100
New York Operation LifesaverFY2024$30,768
Hampton Roads TransitFY2024$28,963
San Diego Metropolitan Transit SystemFY2024$22,513
North Dakota Safety CouncilND · FY2024$22,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$21,500
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$168K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$913K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$541K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$291K
SavingsLn 2$250K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$541K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$184K
Net assetsLn 32$913K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$509K$541K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$976K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$191K$184K
Net assetsLn 32$785K$913K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$587K$587K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$313K$142K$139K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$120K$113K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K$834
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$20K$10K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$22K
Accounting feesLn 11c$57K$57K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$112K$14K$97K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$133$3K
Information technologyLn 14$54K$53K$459$104
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$10
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$26K$18K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$816$420$95
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$625K$617K$7K$996
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$196K−$172K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$168K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.1M$3.0M$55K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.6M$153K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.5M$203K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.3M$319K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.1M$2.0M$128K$913K 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 $2,129,981 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,181,234$2,108,325
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,481$1,465
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$20,191
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,186,715$2,129,981
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $444,303$587,423
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $504,863$478,778
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,072,653$936,236
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,021,819$2,002,437
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $164,896$127,544
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,129,981 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,349,510
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$758,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,108,325
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,465$1,465
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $20,191$20,191
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,191 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,465$2,129,981
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,002,437 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $587,423$587,423
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $142,358 · Management $138,903 · Fundraising $31,278$312,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $113,297 · Management $7,023$120,320
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,486$5,486
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,666 · Management $834$8,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,781 · Management $9,813 · Fundraising $2,339$31,933
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $21,600$21,600
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,150$57,150
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,505 · Management $97,200 · Fundraising $1,189$111,894
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $133 · Management $3,413$3,546
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $52,944 · Management $459 · Fundraising $104$53,507
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,138 · Management $10$1,148
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,678 · Management $8,798$26,476
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $816 · Management $420 · Fundraising $95$1,331
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,825$8,825
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $617,149 · Management $6,789 · Fundraising $996$624,934
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $196,356 · Management −$171,711 · Fundraising $1,180$25,825
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,797,330 · Management $167,926 · Fundraising $37,181$2,002,437
Part X · Balance sheet $1,096,638 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $196,039$291,222
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $312,864$250,245
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $429,795$517,635
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $34,418$35,569
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,298$1,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $976,414$1,096,638
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $76,615$173,866
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $191,186$183,866
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $444,133$610,978
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $341,095$301,794
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $785,228$912,772
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $976,414$1,096,638
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $912,772 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,129,981
XI-2 Total expenses$2,002,437
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$127,544
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$785,228
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$912,772

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

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