Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$26,147,301

Total expenses

$23,723,757

Contributions and grants received

$25,418,353

Grants paid

$344,727

Program service revenue

$261,161

Investment income

$830,788

Other revenue

-$363,001

Total assets, end of year

$36,324,772

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,877,436

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$34,447,336

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$17,814,450

Management and general expenses

$2,344,965

Fundraising expenses

$3,564,342

Program service expenses (Part III)

$17,814,450

Program services were 75.1% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FOUNDATION'S EVIDENCE-INFORMED KNOW THE SIGNS PREVENTION PROGRAMS TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS THE WARNING SIGNS OF SOMEONE WHO MAY BE IN CRISIS, SOCIALLY ISOLATED, OR AT-RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS AND HOW TO GET HELP. FOUNDATION'S EVIDENCE-INFORMED PROGRAMS ARE TEACHING YOUTH AND ADULTS HOW TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL VIOLENCE AND GET HELP FROM TRUSTED ADULTS. FOUNDATION PROGRAMS DO THIS BY STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN YOUTH AND ADULTS, EQUIPPING EDUCATORS WITH FLEXIBLE TRAINING OPTIONS, MATERIALS, AND RESOURCES; AND EMPOWERING YOUTH TO CO-CREATE, LEAD, AND ADVOCATE FOR SAFER SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. FOUNDATION PROGRAMS ALSO ALIGN WITH CASEL STANDARDS FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING INCLUDING RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, SOCIAL AWARENESS, RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING, AND SELF-AWARENESS. OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - START WITH HELLO TEACHES YOUTH HOW TO MINIMIZE SOCIAL ISOLATION, EMPATHIZE WITH OTHERS, AND CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE AND CONNECTED CULTURE. - SAY SOMETHING TRAINS STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS AND THREATS OF SOMEONE WHO MAY BE IN CRISIS AND AT-RISK OF HARMING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS AND WHEN AND HOW TO "SAY SOMETHING" TO A TRUSTED ADULT.- SAY SOMETHING ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTS THE SAY SOMETHING PROGRAM BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO A TRUSTED ADULT 24/7/365 FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES VIA A DOWNLOADABLE APP, TELEPHONE HOTLINE, TEXT MESSAGE, AND WEBSITE TO REPORT CONCERNING BEHAVIORS. OUR NATIONAL CRISIS CENTER THEN REVIEWS THESE TIPS, GATHERS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND, IF/WHEN DEEMED TO BE A CREDIBLE THREAT OF IMMINENT DANGER, FORWARDS SUBMISSIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES TO INTERVENE AND PROVIDE HELP.- SAVE PROMISE CLUBS ARE STUDENT-LED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO TAKE CHARGE OF KEEPING SCHOOLS SAFE BY TEACHING, MODELING, AND CONTINUALLY REINFORCING THE KEY MESSAGES OF START WITH HELLO AND SAY SOMETHING. EACH SAVE PROMISE CLUB RECEIVES TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO PLAN EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, AND PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE KINDNESS, INCLUSION, AND THE VALUE OF LOOKING OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.MORE THAN 5.7 MILLION YOUTH AND ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 AND APPROXIMATELY 26.6 MILLION HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAMS. FOUNDATION HAS EFFECTIVELY AVERTED AT LEAST 16 CREDIBLE PLANNED SCHOOL SHOOTING ATTACKS, SAVED HUNDREDS OF YOUNG LIVES FROM SUICIDE, AND PREVENTED COUNTLESS OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE. FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO INVEST SUBSTANTIAL EFFORT AND RESOURCES IN IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONALITY AND EFFICACY OF FOUNDATION'S FLEXIBLE TRAINING OPTIONS AND TOOLS, INCLUDING SUBSTANTIAL EMPHASIS ON RACE, EQUITY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION {REDI). THESE INVESTMENTS HAVE FOUNDATION WELL POSITIONED FOR PROGRAM DELIVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR ALL AUDIENCES AND IN WHATEVER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SCHOOLS REQUIRE GOING FORWARD, BE IT IN-PERSON TRAINING, VIRTUAL-LIVE TRAININGS USING VIDEO CONFERENCING, OR SELF-LED DIGITAL TRAININGS.

  Expenses $9,622,108 · Grants $344,727 · Revenue $261,161

• MAKE THE PROMISE MOVEMENT BUILDING AND PROMISE LEADER VOLUNTEERS. - FOUNDATION'S MAKE THE PROMISE INITIATIVE UNITES AND AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF MILLIONS TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN ADVANCING PROVEN SOLUTIONS TO END THIS PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIC. FOUNDATION ACHIEVES THIS THROUGH TARGETED MESSAGING AND EDUCATION THROUGH ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, DIGITAL PROMOTIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS. FOUNDATION ALSO BUILDS AND MAINTAINS A NATIONAL GRASSROOTS NETWORK OF VOLUNTEER "PROMISE LEADERS" WHO ARE EMPOWERED WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE KNOW THE SIGNS MESSAGE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FOUNDATION'S WORK, ADVOCATE FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE, AND FUNDRAISE TO SUPPORT MORE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $8,192,342

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• COMMUNITIESIN SCHOOLS OF ATLANTA INC

  $50,000

  TO EDUCATE ATLANTA STUDENTS ON FOUNDATION'S SAY SOMETHING PROGRAM, TO IMPLEMENT SAVE PROMISE CLUBS IN A GROUP OF PILOT SCHOOLS AND EDUCATE STUDENTS ON POWER BUILDING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CURRICULUM DELIVERED BY FOUNDATION TO SITE COORDINATORS

• DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $45,675

  TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION'S SAY SOMETHING ANONYMOUS REPORTING SYSTEM AND SAVE CLUBS

• PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  $14,541

  TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOUNDATION'S START WITH HELLO PROGRAM

• JAREDS HEART OF SUCCESS

  $10,000

  GUN VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA CRISIS INTERVENTION

• NO WEAPON ONE LIFE

  $10,000

  ENDING GUN VIOLENCE THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• ASW FOUNDATION

  $10,000

  THE HOPE YOUTH CENTER, THEY OFFER A SAFE SPACE FOR YOUTH TO DISCOVER AND CULTIVATE THEIR GIFTS AND BE A KID.

• CST PARTNERS

  $10,000

  PROVIDES COMPLEMENTARY HEALTHCARE THERAPIES TO COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY SCHOOL SHOOTINGS

• MAN LAWS 101 ACADEMY

  $10,000

  AN INTERACTIVE AND THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE FOR YOUNG MEN TO EQUIP, EMPOWER AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES

• ROCK TO THE FUTURE

  $10,000

  SUPPORTS POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH FREE MUSIC PROGRAMS

• NEWTOWN ACTION ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INC

  $7,500

  TO SUPPORT THE 11TH ANNUAL NATIONAL VIGIL FOR ALL VICTIMS OF GUN VIOLENCE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

• SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND

  501(C)(4) · SEE PART VII · DE

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

28 February 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202530639349301108

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