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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by FIRST RESPONDER CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE FOR REDUCING OCCUPATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,495,703
Total expenses
$1,374,623
Contributions and grants received
$1,444,613
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,039
Investment income
$1,456
Other revenue
$46,595
Total assets, end of year
$569,215
Total liabilities, end of year
$160,784
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$408,431
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,191,920
Management and general expenses
$181,550
Fundraising expenses
$1,153
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,191,920

Program services were 86.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $275,828

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,029,847

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $138,938

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT AND OTHER REVENU

    total $3,039 · related or exempt $3,039

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,456 · excluded $1,456

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $46,595 · excluded $46,595

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $21,799 · management and general $21,799

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $326,739 · program services $227,508 · management and general $99,049 · fundraising $182

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,478 · program services $6,129 · management and general $2,340 · fundraising $9

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,275 · program services $10,898 · management and general $4,361 · fundraising $16

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $27,988 · program services $18,312 · management and general $9,650 · fundraising $26

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,275 · management and general $12,275

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $704,717 · program services $696,780 · management and general $7,937

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,897 · program services $30,960 · management and general $7,937

  • 17 · Travel

    total $152,593 · program services $148,826 · management and general $3,767

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $578 · program services $524 · management and general $54

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,304 · management and general $3,304

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $39,906 · program services $39,337 · management and general $569 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBER FEES AND SUBSCRI

    total $11,877 · program services $4,158 · management and general $7,069 · fundraising $650

  • 24c · Other expenses: INDIRECT COSTS ALLOCATE

    total $9,789 · program services $8,488 · management and general $1,293 · fundraising $8

  • 24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $408 · program services $0 · management and general $146 · fundraising $262

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $75,652 · end of year $47,971

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,426 · end of year $13,883

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $214,750 · end of year $457,406

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,475 · end of year $2,676

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $58,238 · end of year $47,279

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $65,232 · end of year $160,784

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $192,847 · end of year $256,892

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $105,462 · end of year $151,539

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE FRCE IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE LIVES AND LIVELIHOODS OF FIRST RESPONDERS, NATIONWIDE. OUR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES CONSTANTLY SHED NEW LIGHT ON CHALLENGES TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF FIREFIGHTERS, EMS PERSONNEL AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS. IT'S ALL WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING LINEOFDUTY INJURIES AND DEATHS AS WELL AS OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES.

  • FIRE SERVICE PROGRAMS - THE FRCE IS A RESEARCH TO PRACTICE ENTERPRISE THAT BUILDS HEALTH AND WELLNESS PRODUCTS AND PROGRAMS THAT CAN BE WIDELY DISSEMINATED THROUGHOUT THE FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNITY. SOME OF OUR 2021 PROGRAMS INCLUDED: RHABDO TRAINING. RHABDOMYOLYSIS IS A SERIOUS, SOMETIMES LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION THAT CAN BEGIN UNNOTICED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF PROLONGED OVEREXERTION THAT CAN PROGRESS RAPIDLY TO RENAL FAILURE AND EVEN DEATH. THE FRCE DEVELOPED AWARENESS MATERIALS FOR WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS REGARDING THE PREVALENCE, IMPACT, PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, AND TREATMENT. THE FRCE DEVELOPED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENT CHAPLAINS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND RESILIENCE AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $995,943

  • HEALTH PROGRAMS - THE FRCE DELIVERED A SERIES OF ONE DAY HEALTH AND WELLNESS SEMINARS THAT REVIEWED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH RISKS, OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INJURIES. SEMINARS ALSO PROVIDED RESOURCES ON HOW TO MANAGE AND REDUCE RISKS IN THE FIRE SERVICE AND USE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO IMPLEMENT WITHIN THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ADDRESS EACH OF THESE THREATS.

    Expenses $16,081 · Revenue $3,039

  • FOUNDATION SUPPORT - MASS VIOLENCE EVENTS ARE TYPICALLY UNEXPECTED, RAPIDLY EVOLVING, CHAOTIC, AND HIGHLY DISRUPTIVE TO ALL AFFECTED. THIS INCLUDES BOTH THOSE EXPERIENCING THE EVENT AS VICTIMS OR WITNESS AND THOSE DRAWN INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THE EVENT AS RESPONDERS, FAMILIES, AND VICTIM ASSOCIATES. THIS PROJECT PROVIDED A SIMPLE, DIRECT ADAPTATION OF CURBSIDE MANNER: STRESS FIRST AID FOR THE STREETS TO HELP GUIDE FIRST CONTACTS WITH VICTIMS, EVACUEES, WITNESSES, AND PERSONS INITIALLY CONVERGING ON MASS VIOLENCE SCENES PRIOR TO THE FULL MOBILIZATION OF VICTIM AND FAMILY ASSISTANCE COMPONENTS OF RESPONSE.

    Expenses $32,159

  • PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY OUTREACH, AND OTHER PROGRAMS - STRESS FIRST AID IS A BASIC BUT COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO EMBEDDED PEER SUPPORT SPECIFICALLY DERIVED FROM THE US NAVY/MARINE CORPS COMBAT AND OPERATIONS STRESS COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (AN ARM OF THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION). THIS PROJECT EXPANDS UPON INITIAL SUCCESS BY DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A MORE ACCESSIBLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE WEB-BASED DELIVERY PLATFORM AS WELL AS UPDATE CONTENT, AND TO SPECIFICALLY INCLUDE MODULES TO ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING SUICIDAL IDEATION BASED ON AN ADAPTATION OF THE US ARMY'S ACE MODEL. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO INCLUDE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS TO SUPPORT DISSEMINATION AND ASSISTANCE WITH ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

    Expenses $147,737

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ernest Mitchell

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • John Granby

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Barry Balliet

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Butler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Fackler

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Halfpenny

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald Siarnicki

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $293,637
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $262,001
    Other
    $31,636
    Hours/week
    2 + 65 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $191,948 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $36,494 related
    Other
    $0 + $33,559 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,555 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,081 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $293,637 related
  • Charles Jaster

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $167,081
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $149,895
    Other
    $17,186
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $145,397 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $4,498 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,178 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $11,008 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $167,081 related
  • Edward Klima

    FRCE MANAGING DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $134,694
    From this org
    $31,287
    From related orgs
    $99,934
    Other
    $3,473
    Hours/week
    39 + 1 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE COMPENSATION FOR FRCE IS DETERMINED BY NATIONAL FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS FOUNDATION, A RELATED ORGANIZATION.
PART I, LINE 7
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AWARDS A BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AWARDED A BONUS TO THE STAFF WORKING UNDER HIM.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349300716

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