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Blue Guardian Foundation FY2021 filing

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Crime & Legal EIN 82-1891796Revenue $196K in FY2021Latest return filed Nov 15, 2024

On file with the IRSDallas, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide financial assistance to law enforcement officers and their families, accross the country, who have faced the loss of life or income due to a serious injury, life-threaning illness or other catastrophic event. To assist officers and their families with training, scholarship opportunities and certain equipment purchases to assist the officer with everyday occurrences. To bring awareness to police-related mental health issues and provide services for those affected by life-altering events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ 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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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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 8% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $105
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
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$196K
×12 vs prior year
Spent
$136K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$196K
FY2021▲ ×12
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$76K
Expenses
$136K
FY2021▲ +356%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$30K
FY2021$136K
FY2022$132K
FY2023$87K
Net assets
$170K
FY2021▲ +55%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$110K
FY2021$170K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$157K

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: FY2023. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $109K Management & general 19% · $26K Fundraising 1% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Rene Sanchez
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dominique Erwin
Financial Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Elisa Martinez
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps law enforcement families with financial aid, training, scholarships, and mental health support after injury or illness.

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1 program · $109K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The Signal 15 program raises funds for injured police officers. In 2021, $57,992.64 was distributed to various families for officers who were injured or killed in the line of duty.

$109Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationFY2023$105
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Money outPt IX
$136K
Ln 25
Programscol B$109K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$170K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$170K
Total assetsLn 16$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$170K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$110K$170K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$110K$170K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$110K$170K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$58K$58K
Management feesLn 11a$8K$0$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$0$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$4K$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$0$4K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$27K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$23K$1K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$0$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$136K$109K$26K$1K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $76K$87K−$11K$157K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 $131K$132K−$2K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 10, 2022 $196K$136K$60K$170K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2021 $16K$30K−$14K$110K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $196,364 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,125$196,352
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52$12
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,177$196,364
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,812$57,993
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,048$78,312
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $29,860$136,305
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,683$60,059
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $196,364 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$175,224
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,128
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,352
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $12 · Excluded from tax $0$12
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $12 · Excluded from tax $0$196,364
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $136,305 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $57,993$57,993
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,188 · Fundraising $0$8,188
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,735 · Fundraising $0$1,735
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $4,348 · Fundraising $0$4,348
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,497 · Fundraising $0$1,497
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,501 · Fundraising $0$3,501
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,471 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,471
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $4,146 · Fundraising $0$4,146
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,384 · Management $1,245 · Fundraising $0$24,629
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,347 · Fundraising $1,450$2,797
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $108,848 · Management $26,007 · Fundraising $1,450$136,305
Part X · Balance sheet $169,891 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,833$169,891
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $109,833$169,891
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $109,833$169,891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $109,833$169,891
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $109,833$169,891
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $169,891 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,364
XI-2 Total expenses$136,305
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$60,059
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$109,833
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$169,891

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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