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← BACK THE BLUE NC INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BACK THE BLUE NC INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$357,027
Total expenses
$51,801
Contributions and grants received
$352,517
Grants paid
$27,772
Program service revenue
$1,408
Investment income
$19
Other revenue
$3,083
Total assets, end of year
$314,260
Total liabilities, end of year
$300,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,260
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$37,394
Management and general expenses
$14,407
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$650

Program services were 72.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $14,763

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $337,754

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: 10-33 Assistance Program Donations

    total $1,108 · related or exempt $1,108

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Deputy Byrd Memorial Scholarship

    total $300 · related or exempt $300

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $19 · unrelated business $19

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $14,763

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $10,686

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $4,077

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $6,834

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $7,828

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$994

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $797 · program services $797

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $26,975 · program services $26,975

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,349 · program services $1,349

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,475 · program services $4,475

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,777 · program services $2,777

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Meals

    total $1,136 · management and general $1,136

  • 24b · Other expenses: Gifts Donated

    total $1,021 · program services $1,021

  • 24c · Other expenses: Vehicle Purchase

    total $11,008 · management and general $11,008

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage

    total $949 · management and general $949

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,314 · management and general $1,314

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,991 · end of year $291,670

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,885 · end of year $12,777

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,772 · end of year $9,813

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $300,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $17,648 · end of year $14,260

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

"Giving back to those who are willing to give their all" Back The Blue NC, Inc. is dedicated to honoring and supporting North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers, especially the families of those killed in the line of duty. Through their 10-33 Program, they provide financial assistance to the children and families of fallen officers. Since their founding in July 2020, they have assisted 24 families with approximately $1.5 million in aid.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Back The Blue NC, Inc. is dedicated to honoring and supporting North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers, especially the families of those killed in the line of duty. Through their 10-33 Program, they provide financial assistance to the children and families of fallen officers. Since their founding in July 2020, they have assisted 24 families with approximately $1.5 million in aid.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $100 · Grants $16,000

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $100 · Grants $10,700

  • The North Carolina Troopers Association (NCTA) Caisson Unit is a distinguished group dedicated to honoring fallen law enforcement officers, first responders, and dignitaries through solemn funeral services. Established in 2008, the unit provides horse-drawn funeral processions, a tradition that symbolizes respect and gratitude for the deceased's service. Members with Back The Blue NC, Inc. have attended numerous funerals in North Carolina where the Caisson Unit has provided their services for Fallen Officers we have also remembered, and for the families we have also assisted. On November 07, 2023 an in-kind donation of $450 was made to help them continue their mission.

    Expenses $450

As filed on the 2023 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gregg Adelman

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Lindsay LiCausi

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tammy Richards

    Chairman/Central Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Melissa DeLong

    Charlotte Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Timothy Fox

    Western Co-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

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

None.

Answered no

None.

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
15 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510479349300051

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