The Organization focuses on Health and Well Being of Veterans andMembers of the Police Forces and First Responders that need specificattention including assistance with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $93K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$122K
155% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 155% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$423K
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$686K
To programs
66%
Net assets
−$43K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$423K
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$161K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$642K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
$686K
FY2025▲ +44%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$66K
FY2022$258K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$686K
Net assets
−$43K
FY2025▼ -120%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$95K
FY2022$26K
FY2023$0
FY2024$220K
FY2025−$43K

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $451K Management & general 2% · $13K Fundraising 32% · $222K

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; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$15,675Pt VII · Sec A
Clinical Dir.
$15,458Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Steven Nisbet’s $16K as Executive Dir. is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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.

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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

Offers health and well-being support to military and police personnel.

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1 program · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Provision of Services to Armed Forces Veterans and Police andFirefighters that have infliction of PTSD and other related stressoccurances due to being in action in their respective areas. Theseservices are including but not limited to counselling services,group and individual therapy sessions, which are done in locationsaround the…

$451Kprogram 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
Brcc FundFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$93K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$423K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$686K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$13K
Fundraisingcol D$222K
Owns and owesPt X
−$43K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$289K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$278K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$423K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$35K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32−$43K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
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$212K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$229K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$220K−$43K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$94K$4K$12K$78K
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$5K$5K$103
Office expensesLn 13$44K$4K$80$40K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$180K$170K$10K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$720$720
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$913$793$120
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$361K$267K$174$93K
All other expensesLn 24e$645$645
Total functional expensesLn 25$686K$451K$13K$222K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $423K$686K−$263K−$43K 990 PDF
FY2024 $642K$476K$167K$220K 990 PDF
FY2023 $353K$327K$26K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $199K$258K−$59K$26K 990 PDF
FY2021 $161K$66K$95K$95K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $422,765 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $418,120$289,150
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $995$1,923
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $223,376$131,692
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $642,491$422,765
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $475,843$686,058
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $475,843$686,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $166,648−$263,293
Part VI · Governance 6 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $422,765 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$277,758
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,392
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$289,150
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,923$1,923
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$128,177
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,515$3,515
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,438$422,765
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $686,058 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,187 · Management $11,946 · Fundraising $77,750$93,883
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,774 · Fundraising $103$4,877
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,661 · Management $80 · Fundraising $40,194$43,935
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $170,137 · Fundraising $10,235$180,372
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $720$720
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $793 · Fundraising $120$913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $267,299 · Management $174 · Fundraising $93,240$360,713
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $645$645
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,851 · Management $12,920 · Fundraising $222,287$686,058
Part X · Balance sheet $78,576 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,471$34,704
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$20,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,767$6,990
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$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 $12,083$16,882
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,321$78,576
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$103,298
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,762$18,465
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,215$121,763
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,106−$43,187
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $220,106−$43,187
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,321$78,576
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$43,187 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$422,765
XI-2 Total expenses$686,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$263,293
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$220,106
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$43,187

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