4b Disaster Response Network EIN 82-3366754

4b Disaster Response Network

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Mobilizes churches to serve disaster-affected people in their community. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $588K in revenue, $365K in expenses, and $266K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public Safety & Disaster
Location
Texas City, TX
Website
4bresponse.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$588KFY2024
Expenses
$365K
Net assets
$266K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-3366754 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Texas City, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Mobilizes churches to serve disaster-affected people in their community.
Leadership
John Eckeberger · Executive Director · $64K
Money in and out
$588K revenue, $365K expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$588K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$365K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$266K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $224K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +770% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +142% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$588K
FY2024▲ +110%
Expenses
$365K
FY2024▼ -32%
Total assets
$266K
FY2024▲ +479%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Total revenue
$588K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$365K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$266K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$224K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$266K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $280K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Over seven years ago, hurricane harvey devastated the greater HOUSTON/GALVESTON area with a recorded 53 inches of rain in a four-day period. Much of what we call the 4b area (from the beltway south to the beaches of galveston, from the bay west to the border with brazoria county) was impacted.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item C4b Disaster Response Network
EINHdr · item D82-3366754
Principal addressHdr · item CTexas City, TX
WebsiteHdr · item J4bresponse.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,310Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Eckeberger’s $64K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 829 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
John Eckeberger$64,310$60,000
John Eckeberger$60,500
John M Eckeberger$60,500

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$588K
Investment income$132
Total revenueLn 12$588K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.23
Program services77%$280K
Management & general23%$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$365K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$266K
Total assetsLn 16$266K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$266K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $266K · Operating expenses/yr $365K
8.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $280K · Total expenses $365K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $85K · Total expenses $365K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $365K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $513K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $588K · Total revenue $588K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $588K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $588K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $132 · Total revenue $588K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $365K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $588K · Prior year $280K
+110%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $548K · FY2024 $588K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $266K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $588K · Expenses $365K
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $266K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $266K · Total assets $266K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $266K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual John Eckeberger · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $64K · Total expenses $365K
18%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $71K · Total expenses $365K
19%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 110%
Accounting fee ratio 0.9%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $17K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$17,192

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$588K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$280K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$672K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$548K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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