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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,082,753
Total expenses
$15,690,732
Contributions and grants received
$15,417,921
Grants paid
$372,732
Program service revenue
$33,420
Investment income
$51,995
Other revenue
-$420,583
Total assets, end of year
$10,721,930
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,759,644
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,962,286
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$13,950,759
Management and general expenses
$730,682
Fundraising expenses
$1,009,291
Program service expenses (Part III)
$13,950,759

Program services were 88.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,552,965

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,091,100

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,773,856

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $686,656

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SEMINAR REGISTRATIONS

    total $33,420 · related or exempt $33,420

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,995 · excluded $51,995

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $153 · excluded $153

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $24,154

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $24,154

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $24,154 · excluded $24,154

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $157,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,552,965

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $704,971

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$547,471 · excluded -$547,471

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $93,695

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $40

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $93,655 · related or exempt $93,655

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER ADMINISTRATION INCOME

    total $8,926 · excluded $8,926

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,926

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $372,732 · program services $372,732

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $261,640 · program services $110,531 · management and general $129,003 · fundraising $22,106

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,867,329 · program services $4,546,088 · management and general $202,200 · fundraising $119,041

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $304,457 · program services $268,078 · management and general $36,379

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $374,456 · program services $341,583 · management and general $22,498 · fundraising $10,375

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $330,000 · fundraising $330,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $74 · management and general $74

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,201,813 · program services $1,964,521 · management and general $218,807 · fundraising $18,485

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $503,650 · program services $409,607 · management and general $27,904 · fundraising $66,139

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $38,729 · program services $25,685 · management and general $13,044

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $930,984 · program services $872,498 · management and general $33,348 · fundraising $25,138

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,312,595 · program services $3,260,121 · management and general $4,194 · fundraising $48,280

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,354,968 · program services $1,022,209 · management and general $7,613 · fundraising $325,146

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $208,701 · program services $177,396 · management and general $14,609 · fundraising $16,696

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $34,961 · program services $29,717 · management and general $2,447 · fundraising $2,797

  • 24a · Other expenses: PRINTING/DESIGN/PRODUCT

    total $330,130 · program services $320,959 · management and general $4,779 · fundraising $4,392

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $202,237 · program services $179,200 · management and general $10,388 · fundraising $12,649

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $61,276 · program services $49,834 · management and general $3,395 · fundraising $8,047

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,492,823 · end of year $1,298,671

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,371,785 · end of year $3,610,279

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $242,553 · end of year $212,800

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $88,682 · end of year $91,282

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $81,500 · end of year $19,760

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

    $2,062,373

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

    $1,122,132

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,116,847 · end of year $940,241

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $220,449 · end of year $241,432

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $99,670 · end of year $4,307,465

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $781,557 · end of year $622,597

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $1,091,100

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,222,324 · end of year $6,137,047

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $851,743 · end of year $933,569

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,767,585 · end of year $3,028,717

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS (TAPS) IS AMERICA'S NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HAS CARED FOR THE LOVED ONES OF OUR NATION'S FALLEN HEROES SINCE 1994. TAPS ENSURES THESE LIVING LEGACIES OF SERVICE AND SACRIFICE DO NOT GRIEVE ALONE AND HAVE RESOURCES THAT EXTEND FAR BEYOND WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN PROVIDE. ALL MILITARY SURVIVORS REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE DECEASED, THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH, OR THE SERVICE MEMBER'S DUTY STATUS AT THE TIME OF DEATH HAVE A PLACE AT TAPS. IN 2022 ALONE, 8,849 NEW SURVIVORS SOUGHT THE COMFORT OF OUR PEER-BASED SUPPORT NETWORK, SURVIVOR PROGRAMS, CONNECTIONS TO GRIEF RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY-BASED CARE, EXPERT CASEWORK ASSISTANCE, AND THE 24/7 NATIONAL SURVIVOR HELPLINE. THE NEED FOR TAPS PROGRAMS REMAINS EVERY BIT AS VITAL TODAY AS IT WAS AT THE PROGRAM'S ORIGIN 29 YEARS AGO.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OFFERING 24/7 TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE TO ANYONE WHO HAS SUFFERED THE LOSS OF A MILITARY LOVED ONE.

  • TAPS SURVIVOR PROGRAMS: TAPS SURVIVOR PROGRAMS CREATE SAFE SPACES FOR MILITARY SURVIVORS TO BUILD COMMUNITY, CONNECT WITH EXPERTS, GAIN HEALTHY COPING TOOLS, INCREASE OVERALL WELL-BEING AND SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND EXPERIENCE HOPE FOR LIFE AFTER LOSS. IN 2022, TAPS HOSTED MORE THAN 1,000 EVENTS FOR SURVIVORS OF ALL AGES AND AT ALL PLACES IN THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH GRIEF. TAPS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SEMINARS, CAMPS, CARE GROUPS, TAPS TOGETHERS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, A YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, A MEN'S PROGRAM, TAPS OUTDOORS, AND SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT, ARE DESIGNED AND IMPLEMENTED FROM EVIDENCE- AND RESEARCH-BASED PRACTICES FOR SUPPORTING THE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, AND TRAUMATICALLY BEREAVED ACROSS GENERATIONS. IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TAPS PROGRAMS ARE HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO MEET SURVIVORS WHERE THEY ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. WE ENSURE THAT TAPS' COMPASSIONATE CARE AND PEER SUPPORT IS NEVER OUT OF REACH FOR ANY SURVIVOR OF MILITARY LOSS.[CARE GROUPS, TAPS TOGETHERS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, MEN'S PROGRAM, TAPS OUTDOORS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT]

    Expenses $6,899,979 · Grants $245,201 · Revenue $127,075

  • TAPS WAS FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SURVIVORS HELPING SURVIVORS HEAL. THROUGH OUR SURVIVOR CARE TEAM AND 24/7 LIVE-ANSWER NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR HELPLINE, WE CONTINUE OUR 29-YEAR LEGACY OF SERVING SURVIVORS OF MILITARY LOSS WITH COMPASSION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM A TEAM OF PEERS. OUR SURVIVOR CARE TEAM IS THIS TEAM OF MILITARY SURVIVORS; THEY PROVIDE INCLUSIVE AND PROFESSIONAL PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO EMBRACE, ENGAGE, AND EMPOWER SURVIVORS AT EVERY PHASE OF THEIR GRIEF JOURNEY. OUR HELPLINE IS ANSWERED ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT, BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE, EMPATHETIC PEER WHO IS READY TO LISTEN AND CONNECT SURVIVORS TO THE SERVICES THEY SEEK. THE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TAPS PROVIDES TO MILITARY SURVIVORS ARE CUSTOMIZED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH SURVIVOR. WE ENSURE THAT THEY ARE: APPROPRIATE TO THE SURVIVOR'S AGE, PHASE OF GRIEF, MANNER OF LOSS, AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE DECEASED; EFFECTIVE GUIDES FOR HEALTHY GRIEVING; AND PROVEN TO ENHANCE THE SURVIVOR'S QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2022, OUR HELPLINE ANSWERED MORE THAN 17,867 CALLS FROM SURVIVORS - EACH CALL IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND CONNECT SURVIVORS TO VITAL TAPS RESOURCES. OUR CASEWORK TEAM RESOLVED MORE THAN 6,397 CASES AND CONNECTED MILITARY SURVIVORS WITH MORE THAN $215 MILLION IN EDUCATION BENEFITS.[24/7 NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR HELPLINE, SURVIVOR CARE TEAM, PEER MENTORS, RESOURCE KITS, COMMUNITY RESOURCES, COUNSELING CONNECTIONS, CASEWORK ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION SERVICES]BEREAVEMENT EDUCATION AND TRAINING: THE TAPS INSTITUTE FOR HOPE AND HEALING EMPOWERS THE BEREAVED AND BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN EXPERTS AND THE BEREAVED THROUGH GRIEF, RESILIENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION. IN 2022, OVER 6,390 INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED FOR TAPS INSTITUTE COURSES. A SOUGHT-AFTER RESOURCE AROUND THE WORLD, THE INSTITUTE FEATURES INSIGHTFUL PROGRAMS AND TRAINING DELIVERED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF GRIEF, TRAUMA, AND SUICIDE APPLICABLE TO SUPPORTING SURVIVORS ACROSS GENERATIONS. TAPS INSTITUTE PROVIDES COURSES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO SURVIVORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, CASUALTY OFFICERS, CHAPLAINS, GRIEF PROFESSIONALS, TRAUMA COUNSELORS, AND MANY OTHERS. FURTHER, OUR UNIQUE PROGRAM DESIGN AND DELIVERY HAS SOLIDIFIED TAPS AS A SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERT FOR BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES SUPPORTING THE BEREAVED AND SUICIDE PRE- AND POSTVENTION INITIATIVES. TAPS HAS SET THE STANDARD OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, AND TRAUMATICALLY BEREAVED, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON RESEARCH, BEST PRACTICES, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY SURVIVOR COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $3,819,221 · Grants $127,531

  • TAPS NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR SEMINARS: TAPS HOSTS TWO NATIONAL EVENTS ANNUALLY: THE NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR SEMINAR AND GOOD GRIEF CAMP AND THE NATIONAL MILITARY SUICIDE SURVIVOR SEMINAR AND GOOD GRIEF CAMP. THESE TWO, MULTI-DAY EVENTS BRING SURVIVORS TOGETHER WITH LEADING AUTHORITIES ON GRIEF AND TRAUMA WHERE THEY CAN LEARN COPING SKILLS AND HEALTHY GRIEVING TECHNIQUES. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE SAFE SPACES FOR GROWTH, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SURVIVORS TO HONOR THE LIVES AND SERVICE OF THEIR LOVED ONES, CONNECTIONS TO A VITAL, LONG-TERM SUPPORT NETWORK, AND THE FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY GRIEVING AND RESILIENCE FOR THEIR FUTURE. THE NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR SEMINAR AND GOOD GRIEF CAMP TAKE PLACE OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND THE NATIONAL MILITARY SUICIDE SURVIVOR SEMINAR AND GOOD GRIEF CAMP ARE HELD IN THE FALL WITH CAREFULLY DESIGNED PROGRAMMING AND EXPERT SPEAKERS THAT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC GRIEF A SURVIVOR OF SUICIDE LOSS MIGHT FACE. TO REACH AS MANY MILITARY SURVIVORS THROUGH THE YEAR, TAPS ALSO HOSTS A SERIES OF REGIONAL SEMINARS, TAPS TOGETHERS, CARE GROUPS AND OTHER LOCAL EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT BRING THE HOPE, HEALING, AND CONNECTION OF THE NATIONAL MILITARY SURVIVOR SEMINAR CLOSER TO HOME.

    Expenses $3,231,559

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

Listed in Part VII

  • John B Wood

    BOARD CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deborah Mullen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Rutter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joe Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Stephen Cannon

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brandon Carter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Miles Cortez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • General Martin Dempsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ron Green

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ml Hefti

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bradley Jacbos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mark Jones

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Krivo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward McNally

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aaron Newman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kyra Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Sullivan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lewis Von Thaer

    DIRECTOR (THRU 03/22)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bonnie Carroll

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $147,374
    From this org
    $146,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $874
    Hours/week
    70

  • William Sather

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $114,266
    From this org
    $105,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,878
    Hours/week
    50

  • Audri Beugelsdijk

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $132,850
    From this org
    $131,743
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,107
    Hours/week
    50

  • Diana Hosford

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $131,575
    From this org
    $123,031
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,544
    Hours/week
    50

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.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • TAPS INTERNATIONAL

    ENGAGES IN GRANT MAKING FOR SMALL BUSINESS, SUPPORTS TAPS UKRAINE · DE · income $1,104,294 · assets $250,000

    Directly controlled by TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
6 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323139349306077

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