Swp INC DBA Shadow Warriors Project

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Monument, CO501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 82-1934568Revenue $304K in FY2024

On file with the IRS15954 Jackson Creek Parkway B 564, 80132-8532 · Monument, COTax-exempt since Apr 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Shadow Warriors Project is an organization dedicated to the support of U.S. private security constractors conducting paramilitary operations in some of the most dangerous areas of the world. We serve these warriors and their families by offering financial support, getting them medical care they need as well as offering education assistance to the warrior, spouse and/or children of our heroes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $40K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$52K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.9 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
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
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$304K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$500K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$110K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$304K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$757K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$578K
FY2024$304K
Expenses
$500K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$312K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$673K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$500K
Net assets
$110K
FY2024▼ -64%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$110K

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 Apr 2018.

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% · $339K Management & general 13% · $63K Fundraising 19% · $97K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Treasurer
$52,379Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Krystal Geist’s $52K as Treasurer is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Geist—$32,692$85,000$85,000$49,038
Krystal Geist$52,379$60,000$60,000$60,000$62,308

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

Programs and updates

Provides financial, medical, and educational aid to private security contractors and their families.

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1 program · $339K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Shadow Warriors Project is an organization dedicated to the support of U.S. private security constractors conducting paramilitary operations in some of the most dangerous areas of the world.

$339Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$304K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Money outPt IX
$500K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$63K
Fundraisingcol D$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$110K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$304K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$72K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$110K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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$232K$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$0
Total assetsLn 16$306K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$306K$110K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$52K$37K$10K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$18K$5K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$3K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$30K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$10K$10K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$679$679$679
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$3K
TravelLn 17$15K$2K$13K
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$2K$992$413$661
InsuranceLn 23$639$639
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$221K$201K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$65K$40K$11K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$500K$339K$63K$97K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $304K$500K−$196K$110K 990 PDF
FY2023 $578K$540K$38K$306K 990 PDF
FY2022 $548K$673K−$125K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $757K$632K$124K$393K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$312K−$39K$268K 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 $303,540 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $571,543$277,451
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,455$26,089
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $577,998$303,540
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,672$93,695
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $371,735$406,191
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $540,407$499,886
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $37,591−$196,346
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $303,540 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,684 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,451
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,451
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$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,405$4,405
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,405 · Excluded from tax $21,684$303,540
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $499,886 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $37,189 · Management $10,476 · Fundraising $4,714$52,379
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,190 · Management $5,124 · Fundraising $2,306$25,620
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,144 · Management $3,139 · Fundraising $1,413$15,696
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $18,432$18,432
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $30,418$30,418
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,380 · Management $10,380 · Fundraising $10,696$31,456
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $679 · Management $679 · Fundraising $679$2,037
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,613 · Management $2,867$20,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,798 · Fundraising $13,432$15,230
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 amortizationPrograms $992 · Management $413 · Fundraising $661$2,066
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $639$639
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $200,990 · Fundraising $19,890$220,880
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,182 · Management $11,117 · Fundraising $13,254$64,553
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,157 · Management $63,266 · Fundraising $97,463$499,886
Part X · Balance sheet $109,567 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $232,117$37,837
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, netStart of year $2,066$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 assetsStart of year $71,730$71,730
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $305,913$109,567
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $305,913$109,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $305,913$109,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $109,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$303,540
XI-2 Total expenses$499,886
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$196,346
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$305,913
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$109,567

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