Abilene Back the Badge Foundation

Tax-deductible

Abilene, TX501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 81-4438674Revenue $135K in FY2024

On file with the IRSabilenebtbfoundation.orgPo Box 3553, 79604-3553 · Abilene, TXTax-exempt since Dec 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide financial assistance to support the Abilene police officers, firefighters, Taylor County sheriffs deputies, their immediate families and the departments they represent.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ 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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FY2024 · 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
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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 54% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$135K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$110K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$515K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$135K
FY2024▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$170K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$233K
FY2024$135K
Expenses
$110K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2022$63K
FY2023$82K
FY2024$110K
Net assets
$515K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$122K
FY2022$295K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$515K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $73K Management & general 24% · $26K Fundraising 10% · $11K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Nesmith’s $918 as Employee is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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.

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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers financial aid to local first responders and their families.

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1 program · $73K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Provided financial assistance to support the Abilene Police Department, officers, civil service employees and their families with financial needs and equipment.

$73Kprogram expense

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$5K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $166K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$72,316
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,908
Abilene Police DepartmentFY2023$18,004
Abilene Police DepartmentFY2022$24,781
Unitemized GrantFY2022$12,131

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$135K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$110K
Ln 25
Programscol B$73K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$515K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$116K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$135K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$402K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$515K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$99K$116K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$367K$402K
Total assetsLn 16$471K$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$469K$515K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$72K$72K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$658$658
Information technologyLn 14$11K$4K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$732$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$429$429
Total functional expensesLn 25$110K$73K$26K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $135K$110K$25K$515K 990 PDF
FY2023 $233K$82K$151K$469K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$63K$121K$295K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $170K$122K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $134,859 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $176,435$153,547
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,024$12,561
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,601−$31,249
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,060$134,859
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,912$72,316
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,503$37,872
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $82,415$110,188
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $150,645$24,671
Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $134,859 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$109,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$43,647
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,547
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,129$9,129
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,432$3,432
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,249−$31,249
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,688$134,859
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $110,188 across 9 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $72,316$72,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,600$15,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,325$1,325
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,381$2,381
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $658$658
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,694 · Fundraising $7,132$10,826
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $732 · Management $1,772$2,504
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,149$4,149
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $429$429
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $73,048 · Management $26,302 · Fundraising $10,838$110,188
Part X · Balance sheet $518,033 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,090$115,571
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $367,056$402,462
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470,676$518,033
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,801$3,122
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,801$3,122
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $408,875$474,911
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $60,000$40,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $468,875$514,911
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470,676$518,033
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $514,911 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$134,859
XI-2 Total expenses$110,188
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,671
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$468,875
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$22,844
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,479
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$514,911

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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