911 at Ease International INC

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Santa Barbara, CA501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 84-5130619Revenue $388K in FY2024

On file with the IRS911aei.org17 Romaine Dr, 93105-4127 · Santa Barbara, CATax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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911 at Ease International (911aei) exists to support first responders and their families, so they can be their best to serve their community. 911aei is committed to keeping our first responders strong.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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 surplus $60K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$75K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $16K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$346K
53% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 53% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$388K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$423K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$302K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$388K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$881K
FY2023$742K
FY2024$388K
Expenses
$423K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$506K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$403K
FY2024$423K
Net assets
$302K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022−$2K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$302K

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 Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $315K Management & general 25% · $107K Fundraising 0% · $820

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

9 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Taryn McGrew’s $75K as Secretary is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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
Michael McGrew——$65,500$131,000$97,750
Jillian Lipinski——$75,807$124,288$92,584
Taryn McGrew$75,000$43,750———
Warner McGrew—$5,353———

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

Supports first responders and their families to ensure they can best serve their communities.

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1 program · $315K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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911 at ease international supports first responders and their families. This includes police, fire, sheriff, emergency medical personnel, dispatchers, district attorneys' office and other essential agencies. Support services are free, confidential, and provided through professional, trauma-informed counselors.

$315Kprogram expense

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 3 funders$16K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2021–2021
Copline INCNJ · FY2021$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$388K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100
Money outPt IX
$423K
Ln 25
Programscol B$315K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$820
Owns and owesPt X
$302K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$19K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$346K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$380K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$125K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$388K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$19K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$346K
Net assetsLn 32$302K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$30K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$658K$647K
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K$346K
Net assetsLn 32$337K$302K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$52K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$64K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$19K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$133K$130K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$49$49
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$386$771
OccupancyLn 16$27K$14K$14K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$12K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$423K$315K$107K$820

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $388K$423K−$35K$302K 990 PDF
FY2023 $742K$403K$339K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022 $881K$2.1M−$1.2M−$2K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.7M−$52K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$506K$1.3M$1.3M 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 I · Summary $387,928 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $820,944$380,093
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$79,044$7,735
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $741,911$387,928
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,073$183,194
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,940$239,875
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $403,013$423,069
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $338,898−$35,141
Part VI · Governance 6 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $387,928 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$125,000
VIII-1e Government grants$10,025
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,068
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,665
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$380,093
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100$100
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,735$7,735
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,735$387,928
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $423,069 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,500 · Management $22,500$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,210 · Management $7,892$72,102
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,045 · Management $5,063$24,108
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,467 · Management $2,517$11,984
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,906$16,906
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $129,911 · Management $3,081$132,992
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $49$49
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,700 · Management $386 · Fundraising $771$3,857
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,550 · Management $13,550$27,100
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,525$3,525
IX-20 InterestManagement $23,187$23,187
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,657 · Management $6,657$13,314
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,269 · Management $3,686$15,955
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,377 · Management $1,613$2,990
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $315,211 · Management $107,038 · Fundraising $820$423,069
Part X · Balance sheet $647,055 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $29,855$19,315
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $625,000$625,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $600$240
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,500$2,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $657,955$647,055
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $321,269$345,510
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $321,269$345,510
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $409,915$150,176
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year −$73,229$151,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $336,686$301,545
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $657,955$647,055
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,545 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$387,928
XI-2 Total expenses$423,069
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,141
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$336,686
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,545

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

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