Blue Line Bears INC

Tax-deductible

Cape Coral, FL501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 81-4879961

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To help the children of fallen law enforcement officer to cope with the devestating loss of a parent. This is done through providing the children with keepsakes that honor the fallen officer.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $13K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$142K
-50% vs prior year
Spent
$199K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$142K
FY2024▼ -50%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$317K
FY2021$220K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$284K
FY2024$142K
Expenses
$199K
FY2024▼ -31%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$176K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$289K
FY2024$199K
Net assets
$90K
FY2024▼ -39%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$190K
FY2021$234K
FY2022$153K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$90K

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 Mar 2017.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $135K Management & general 32% · $64K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Treasurer
$30,000Pt VII · Sec A
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Megan O'Grady’s $30K as President & Treasurer is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 825 $100K–1M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Raymond Schwabe——$40,000——
Tracy a Perkins———$38,462$33,846
Megan O'Grady$30,000$30,000$25,261$4,002$2,651
Suzann O'Grady$10,000$5,385———

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

Programs and updates

Provides children of fallen officers with keepsakes honoring their parents.

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1 program · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Reaching out to law enforcement agencies across the nation in order to get information about the fallen officer, as well as a uniform shirt(s) to create a personalized bear for each of the officer's children.

$135Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$13K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$142K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$199K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Managementcol C$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$138K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$69K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Total revenueLn 12$142K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$120K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$154K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$40K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$290$290
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$816$812
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$17K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$350$350
InterestLn 20$91$91
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$4K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$551$386$165
Total functional expensesLn 25$199K$135K$64K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $142K$199K−$57K$90K 990 PDF
FY2023 $284K$289K−$5K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 $127K$153K 990 PDF
FY2021 $220K$176K$44K$234K 990 PDF
FY2020 $317K$146K$171K$190K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $141,523 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$68,568
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$68,942
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,510
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,013$4,013
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,013 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$141,523
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $198,917 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,180$4,180
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,000$40,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,279$51,279
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,983$6,983
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $290$290
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,159$3,159
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $816 · Management $812$1,628
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,809$3,809
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $16,458$16,458
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,201$24,201
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,979$16,979
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $350$350
IX-20 InterestManagement $91$91
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,703$9,703
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,911$9,911
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,991 · Management $5,354$9,345
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $386 · Management $165$551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $134,667 · Management $64,250 · Fundraising $0$198,917
Part X · Balance sheet $102,192 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,408$78,571
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,400$8,400
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $24,924$15,221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $153,732$102,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,038$11,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,038$11,892
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $147,694$90,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,694$90,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $153,732$102,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$141,523
XI-2 Total expenses$198,917
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,394
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,694
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,300

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

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