Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,046,113
- Total expenses
- $1,070,895
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,242,407
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $113
- Other revenue
- -$196,407
- Total assets, end of year
- $421,763
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,504
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $375,259
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $838,559
- Management and general expenses
- $196,235
- Fundraising expenses
- $36,101
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $838,559
Program services were 78.3% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$165,665
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,076,742
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$9,068
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3 · Investment income
total $113 · excluded $113
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$165,665
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$175,508
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$175,508
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$62,022
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$82,921
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$20,899 · related or exempt -$20,899
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $76,220 · program services $64,787 · management and general $11,433
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $185,721 · program services $110,973 · management and general $74,748
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $5,695 · program services $3,520 · management and general $2,175
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $23,066 · program services $15,814 · management and general $7,252
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11b · Fees: legal
total $18,110 · management and general $15,500 · fundraising $2,610
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $42,465 · management and general $42,465
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $48,226 · program services $40,974 · management and general $2,247 · fundraising $5,005
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17 · Travel
total $201,535 · program services $187,249 · management and general $6,618 · fundraising $7,668
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23 · Insurance
total $13,256 · management and general $13,256
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24a · Other expenses: EVENT FEES
total $124,142 · program services $123,519 · management and general $438 · fundraising $185
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $107,634 · program services $102,208 · management and general $3,757 · fundraising $1,669
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24c · Other expenses: SOFTWARE/APPLICATIONS DUE
total $71,425 · program services $48,466 · management and general $10,636 · fundraising $12,323
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24d · Other expenses: PRINTING & REPRODUCTION
total $54,425 · program services $50,331 · management and general $1,835 · fundraising $2,259
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24e · All other expenses
total $98,975 · program services $90,718 · management and general $3,875 · fundraising $4,382
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $236,472 · end of year $249,655
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $62,404 · end of year $62,451
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $80,117
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $118,652
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $8,767 · end of year $7,095
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $22,967 · end of year $22,445
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $37,721 · end of year $34,201
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $10,914
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $11,500 · end of year $1,389
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $177,305 · end of year $105,239
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $222,736 · end of year $270,020
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY THROUGH ACTIVE REMEMBRANCE
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RACE TRIBUTES AND HONOR EVENTS - WEAR BLUE HOSTS OR PARTICIPATES IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING EVENTS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES TO GATHER IN A CROSS- GENERATIONAL, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY TO HONOR THE FALLEN, SUPPORT OUR MILITARY, AND EMPOWER FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. THESE EVENTS INCLUDE VETERANS DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, THE PIESTEWA CHALLENGE (SEE SCH O), AND OVER 10 ANNUAL RACES. WEAR BLUE RACE TRIBUTES FEATURE THE WEAR BLUE MILE, IN WHICH A SECTION OF THE COURSE IS LINED WITH VOLUNTEERS HOLDING AMERICAN FLAGS HONORING FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. TRIBUTE POSTERS ARE DISPLAYED FEATURING THE PHOTOGRAPH AND NAME OF EACH SERVICE MEMBER WHOSE FLAG IS BEING HELD.
Expenses $398,995
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GOLD STAR YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM - A FOUR-MONTH, RUN-FOCUSED COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM BENEFITTING CHILDREN OF FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS. WEAR BLUE PAIRS CHILDREN OF FALLEN MILITARY HEROES WITH CURRENTLY SERVING MEMBERS OF OUR ARMED FORCES, OR RECENTLY SEPARATED VETERANS, IN A RUN-FOCUSED MENTORSHIP. THE MILITARY MENTOR PROVIDES A CONNECTION TO THE LIFE OF SERVICE THAT DEFINED THE CHILD'S FALLEN PARENT, WHILE THE MENTOR-CHILD PAIR PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE AFFIRMING ACT OF RUNNING. THIS POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP AND LIVING MEMORIAL PROMOTES CONTINUED HEALING AND GROWTH FOR BOTH THE YOUTH AND THE MENTOR.
Expenses $186,346
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THE GOLD STAR RACE PROGRAM SUPPORTS FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE IN MILITARY SERVICE. THE PROGRAM IS A TRAUMA-INFORMED, PEER MENTORSHIP MODEL THAT USES WELLNESS, REMEMBRANCE, & MENTORSHIP TO SUPPORT POST- TRAUMATIC GROWTH. PROGRAM CULMINATES WITH A RUN-FOCUSED ENDURANCE CHALLENGE (HALF OR FULL MARATHON). MONTHLY PEER-MENTORSHIP CALLS TEACH PARTICIPANTS BEST PRACTICES FOR TRAINING, CREATING A FOUNDATION REPEATABLE BEHAVIORS OF HEALTH & WELLNESS. ATHLETIC TRAINING IS PAIRED WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTORSHIP ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS' PERSONAL JOURNEYS THROUGH LOSS, REFLECTIONS OF HONORED FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS, & MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS IN SHARED TRAUMA. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE RACE ENTRY, AIRFARE & ACCOMMODATIONS, EQUIPMENT, A CERTIFIED COACH & TRAINING PLAN, & SUPPORT.
Expenses $177,885
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COMMUNITY RUNS - THE CORNERSTONE TO ACHIEVING WEAR BLUE'S MISSION IS THE COMMUNITY RUN, A NO-COST RUN OR WALK HOSTED BY WEAR BLUE VOLUNTEERS. EACH GATHERING BEGINS WITH A CIRCLE OF REMEMBRANCE, HONORING THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY, AND IS FOLLOWED BY A SELF-PACED RUN OR WALK THROUGH THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A PLACE OF CONNECTION, SUPPORT, AND HEALTHY LIVING FOR ATHLETES OF ALL ABILITIES.
Expenses $75,333
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Lisa HallettLISA HALLETT
CEO
- Total calculated
- $79,011
- From this org
- $76,127
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,884
- Hours/week
- 40
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Michael GrayumMICHAEL GRAYUM
BOARD CHAIRM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Stacy MillerSTACY MILLER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Wendi WaitsWENDI WAITS
MEMBER AT LA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Tom James JrTOM JAMES JR
MEMBER AT LA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 23 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202402159349300005
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