First Responder Benefit Association

Tax-deductible

Greenville, SC501(c)(3)Since 2017Public Safety & DisasterEIN 82-2795267

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The First Responder Benefit Association provides emotional, financial and other forms of support to the survivors of First responders who die during their duties or everyday lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
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Revenue
$107K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$92K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$43K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$107K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$167K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$107K
Expenses
$92K
FY2025▼ -33%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$71K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$138K
FY2025$92K
Net assets
$43K
FY2025▲ +52%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$51K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$43K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2018.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $75K Management & general 19% · $17K

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
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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

Supports families of first responders who die in the line of duty or otherwise.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $75K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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During the year, the organization provided financial support to the survivors of first responders. This financial support provided grief counseling, assisted with housing expenses and other financial burdens that caused additional stress to the grieving survivors.

$75Kprogram expense

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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$1K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $570K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$75,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$125,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$135,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$40,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$142,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,582

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$107K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Money outPt IX
$92K
Ln 25
Programscol B$75K
Managementcol C$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
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$107K
Total revenueLn 12$107K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$35K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$43K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$75K$75K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$196$196
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$306$306
Total functional expensesLn 25$92K$75K$17K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $107K$92K$15K$43K 990 PDF
FY2024 $100K$138K−$38K$28K 990 PDF
FY2023 $69K$185K−$116K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$47K$136K$183K 990 PDF
FY2021 $167K$171K−$4K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $113K$71K$42K$51K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $106,963 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$106,963
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$106,963
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$106,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $92,136 across 5 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $75,000$75,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,321$15,321
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,313$1,313
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $196$196
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $306$306
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,000 · Management $17,136 · Fundraising $0$92,136
Part X · Balance sheet $48,787 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $34,924$48,787
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $34,924$48,787
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,451$5,487
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,451$5,487
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,473$43,300
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,473$43,300
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $34,924$48,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $43,300 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$106,963
XI-2 Total expenses$92,136
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,827
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,473
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$43,300

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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