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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THIRD OPTION FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,117,569
Total expenses
$6,417,442
Contributions and grants received
$8,072,975
Grants paid
$3,587,429
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,036,498
Other revenue
$8,096
Total assets, end of year
$34,607,554
Total liabilities, end of year
$518,091
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$34,089,463
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,062,835
Management and general expenses
$944,436
Fundraising expenses
$410,171
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,062,835

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $8,072,975

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $145,014

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $282,519 · excluded $282,519

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $24,199,112

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $23,444,581 · other assets $552

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $754,531 · other assets -$552

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $753,979 · related or exempt -$552 · excluded $754,531

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $8,096 · related or exempt $8,096

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,096

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,587,429 · program services $3,587,429

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $530,000 · program services $265,000 · management and general $254,400 · fundraising $10,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $144,314 · program services $72,157 · management and general $69,271 · fundraising $2,886

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $151,888 · program services $75,944 · management and general $72,906 · fundraising $3,038

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $98,239 · program services $49,119 · management and general $47,155 · fundraising $1,965

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $380,381 · program services $190,190 · management and general $182,583 · fundraising $7,608

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,549 · program services $3,000 · management and general $8,549

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,000 · management and general $24,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $31,867 · management and general $31,867

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $463,577 · program services $389,931 · management and general $71,815 · fundraising $1,831

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,192 · program services $11,328 · management and general $35,637 · fundraising $7,227

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $70,984 · program services $27,416 · management and general $25,437 · fundraising $18,131

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,039 · management and general $37,039

  • 17 · Travel

    total $504,958 · program services $131,115 · management and general $48,872 · fundraising $324,971

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,506 · management and general $6,506

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,261 · management and general $3,261

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEDICAL SERVICES

    total $110,001 · program services $110,001

  • 24b · Other expenses: GENERAL EXPENSES

    total $88,366 · program services $88,366

  • 24c · Other expenses: TUITION

    total $53,604 · program services $53,604

  • 24d · Other expenses: PRINTING AND POSTAGE

    total $41,313 · program services $7,800 · management and general $20,399 · fundraising $13,114

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $23,974 · program services $435 · management and general $4,739 · fundraising $18,800

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,068,569 · end of year $5,922,505

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,002,022 · end of year $6,490,651

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,785,713 · end of year $5,899,697

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $20,500

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $121,626 · end of year $33,132

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,046

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $18,998

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,509 · end of year $19,048

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,928,907 · end of year $16,214,270

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $249,608

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,751 · end of year $7,751

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $472,928 · end of year $518,091

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,203,229 · end of year $26,212,979

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,508,548 · end of year $7,876,484

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY BUT WHOSE EMPLOYMENT STATUS PROHIBITS THEM FROM SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM NORMAL GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE FAMILIES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY BUT WHOSE EMPLOYMENT STATUS PROHIBITS THEM FROM SEEKING ASSISTANCE FROM NORMAL GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES.

  • MEDICAL PROGRAM: PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT FOR OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS FAMILY RESILIENCY RETREATS FOR FAMILIES OF DEPLOYING OFFICERS AND SURVIVORS OF FALLEN OFFICERS.

    Expenses $3,803,864 · Grants $2,536,317

  • TRANSITION SUPPORT: PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AS OFFICERS END THEIR CURRENT EMPLOYMENT. PROVIDES CONTINUED ACCESS TO THE MEDICAL AND FAMILY RESILIENCY & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. FACILITATES CONTACT WITH FINANCIAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE, PROFESSIONAL COACHING, NETWORKING, AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS, AND PARTICIPATION IN LEGACY EVENTS.

    Expenses $361,590

  • SURVIVORSHIP: PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT DURING THE REPATRIATION OF A FALLEN OPERATOR, ANNUAL CAMPS AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVING CHILDREN, ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND COLLEGE PREPARATION SERVICE FOR CHILDREN, EMERGENCY HOME MAINTENANCE AND HOME SUPPORT, AND GRIEF AND FINANCIAL COUNSELING.

    Expenses $897,381 · Grants $1,051,112

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Goffman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Brian Carbaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Scott D Krase

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Phelan

    CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • John Burnham

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John C Wood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • R Scott Spellmeyer

    VICE-CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Stephanie Usry Bellostri

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Kevin Higgins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Karen Schaefer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grant Verstandig

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven T Cashen

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $275,000
    From this org
    $275,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $275,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $275,000
  • Melissa Allen

    PRESIDENT AND COO

    Total calculated
    $255,000
    From this org
    $255,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $255,000

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 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349300448

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