Fire Watch Project INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Jacksonville, FL501(c)(3)Mental HealthEIN 85-3790585Revenue $594K in FY2024

On file with the IRSthefirewatch.org5011 Gate Parkway Bldg 100, 32256-0830 · Jacksonville, FLTax-exempt since May 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Fire Watch Project, INC. Is to end veteran suicide in florida and across the united states by partnering with local and state governments, corporations, and other non-profit organizations to develop "ground up" community-led programs in their respective geographic areas. The cornerstone program is the Watch stander program, which trains members of the community to recognize the signs of veterans in crisis and to direct them to the care and resources they need. As of december 31, 2022, the Fire Watch had trained more than 3,100 Watch standers. That is 3,100 community members standing vigilant to the concerns of florida's at-risk veterans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K 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
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $37K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
−$40K
-27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are -27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$594K
-49% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$189K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$594K
FY2024▼ -49%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$150K
FY2022$688K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$594K
FY2025$847K
Expenses
$657K
FY2024▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$627K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$657K
FY2025$823K
Net assets
$189K
FY2024▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$77K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$158K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2021.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $657K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$117,116Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicholas Howland’s $122K as Executive Di is at the 93rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Nicholas Howland$122,189$117,116$112,200$110,000

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains community members to support veterans in crisis and connect them with needed resources.

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2 programs · $657K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Our primary veteran suicide prevention innovation is the watch stander program. It was launched in may 2020 and is an upstream, on-line and in- person, early intervention network of community volunteers trained to identify risk factors of veterans in crisis and to direct those veterans to the resources they require, including the veteran…

$492Kprogram expense
02

The fire watch project inc. And livingworks education inc. Were together awarded a contract by the florida department of health to provide advanced veteran suicide prevention training to six county health departments across the state, including pasco, hillsborough, pinellas, broward, palm beach, and miami-dade.

$165Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$594K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Money outPt IX
$657K
Ln 25
Programscol B$657K
Owns and owesPt X
$189K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$147K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$594K
Government grantsLn 1e$32K
Total revenueLn 12$594K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$147K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26−$40K
Net assetsLn 32$189K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
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$250K$147K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$253K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$986−$40K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$189K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$117K$117K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$231K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$39K$39K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$182K$182K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K$657K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $847K$823K$23K$158K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $594K$657K−$63K$189K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.0M$125K$252K 990 PDF
FY2022 $688K$627K$61K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $150K$77K 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 $593,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,160,645$593,639
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,160,645$593,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $410,384$389,404
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $624,784$267,305
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,035,168$656,709
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,477−$63,070
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $593,639 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$32,461
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$561,178
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$593,639
VIII-12 Total revenue$593,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $656,709 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $117,116$117,116
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $230,729$230,729
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,156$15,156
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,403$26,403
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,333$8,333
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,448$10,448
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,372$8,372
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,687$38,687
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,942$4,942
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,143$1,143
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,123$7,123
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,558$181,558
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,699$6,699
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $656,709 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$656,709
Part X · Balance sheet $149,362 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $249,646$147,285
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,919$2,077
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,565$149,362
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $986−$40,132
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $986−$40,132
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $251,579$189,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,579$189,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,565$149,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $189,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$593,639
XI-2 Total expenses$656,709
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,070
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,579
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$985
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$189,494

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

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