← TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 8 July 2026. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue: $15,590,832 changed to $15,863,235
Contributions and grants received: $15,926,835 changed to $16,026,834
Other revenue: -$386,180 changed to -$213,776
Total assets, end of year: $2,163,700 changed to $2,263,700
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $816,886 changed to $916,886

Totals

Total revenue: $15,590,832
Total expenses: $16,247,276
Contributions and grants received: $15,926,835
Grants paid: $286,053
Program service revenue: $25
Investment income: $50,152
Other revenue: -$386,180
Total assets, end of year: $2,163,700
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,346,814
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $816,886
Program services expenses (Part IX): $13,895,838
Management and general expenses: $1,142,122
Fundraising expenses: $1,209,316
Program service expenses (Part III): $13,895,838

Program services were 85.5% 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

$1,815,309
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$14,111,526
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$333,488
2a · Program service revenue: SEMINAR REGISTRATIONS

total $25 · related or exempt $25
3 · Investment income

total $14,773 · excluded $14,773
5 · Royalties

total $41 · excluded $41
6a · Gross rents

real property $50,658
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $50,658
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $50,658 · excluded $50,658
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $271,589
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $236,210
7c · Gain or loss

securities $35,379
7d · Net gain or loss

total $35,379 · excluded $35,379
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$145,161
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$1,815,309
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$696,111
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$550,950 · excluded -$550,950
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$56,095
10b · Cost of goods sold

$25,725
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $30,370 · related or exempt $30,370
11a · Other revenue: ADMINISTRATION INCOME

total $83,701 · excluded $83,701
11e · Other revenue, total

$83,701

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $286,053 · program services $286,053
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $261,276 · program services $237,928 · management and general $17,633 · fundraising $5,715
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $5,666,922 · program services $5,160,553 · management and general $382,427 · fundraising $123,942
9 · Other employee benefits

total $384,506 · program services $310,346 · management and general $64,809 · fundraising $9,351
10 · Payroll taxes

total $441,847 · program services $397,104 · management and general $35,107 · fundraising $9,636
11c · Fees: accounting

total $98,389 · management and general $98,389
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

total $240,000 · fundraising $240,000
11g · Fees: other

total $3,935,266 · program services $3,094,680 · management and general $228,400 · fundraising $612,186
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $18,316 · program services $18,316
13 · Office expenses

total $458,137 · program services $289,677 · management and general $116,564 · fundraising $51,896
14 · Information technology

total $36,630 · program services $22,400 · management and general $14,230
16 · Occupancy

total $246,430 · program services $111,945 · management and general $62,760 · fundraising $71,725
17 · Travel

total $2,257,686 · program services $2,251,634 · management and general $6,052
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $920,859 · program services $920,859
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $358,295 · program services $304,550 · management and general $28,664 · fundraising $25,081
23 · Insurance

total $43,786 · program services $37,218 · management and general $3,065 · fundraising $3,503
24a · Other expenses: PRINTING/DESIGN/PRODUCT

total $260,298 · program services $232,833 · management and general $1,427 · fundraising $26,038
24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $231,844 · program services $146,594 · management and general $58,988 · fundraising $26,262
24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

total $100,736 · program services $73,148 · management and general $23,607 · fundraising $3,981

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,163,253 · end of year $764,201
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,020,657 · end of year $429,675
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $278,408 · end of year $195,064
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $199,092
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $89,445 · end of year $63,720
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $23,308 · end of year $51,843
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$2,413,618
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$1,939,462
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $811,387 · end of year $474,156
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $329,661 · end of year $85,371
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $3,513,865 · end of year $99,670
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $1,097,474 · end of year $882,158
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $10,150 · end of year $36,050
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $5,020,525 · end of year $428,606
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $104,852 · end of year -$1,406,041
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,196,075 · end of year $2,222,927

Mission and programs · 2024

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 2024, TAPS HOSTED MORE THAN 1,300 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 ALWAYS WITHIN REACH FOR ANY SURVIVOR OF MILITARY OR VETERAN LOSS[CARE GROUPS, TAPS TOGETHERS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, YOUNG ADULTS PROGRAM, WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT, MEN'S PROGRAM, TAPS OUTDOORS, SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT]

Expenses $7,897,887 · Grants $211,058 · Revenue $30,395
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 SO THEY CAN LEARN COPING SKILLS AND HEALTHY GRIEVING TECHNIQUES. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE EVIDENCE-INFORMED 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 THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS POSSIBLE, 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 $3,550,846
PEER-BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND SURVIVOR CARE: 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 30 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 COMPOSED OF MILITARY SURVIVORS WHO 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 AND 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 INDIVIDUAL. WE ENSURE 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 QUALITY OF LIFE. IN 2024, OUR HELPLINE ANSWERED MORE THAN 18,900 CALLS FROM SURVIVORS, EACH CALL AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND CONNECT SURVIVORS TO VITAL TAPS RESOURCES. OUR CASEWORK TEAM RESOLVED MORE THAN 6,500 CASES AND IDENTIFIED MORE THAN 584 MILLION DOLLARS IN EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR MILITARY AND VETERAN SURVIVORS. [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 THOSE GRIEVING THROUGH GRIEF, RESILIENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION. IN 2024, MORE THAN 5,600 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 FIELDS OF GRIEF, TRAUMA, AND SUICIDE, APPLICABLE TO SUPPORTING SURVIVORS ACROSS GENERATIONS. TAPS IS RECOGNIZED AS THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN GRIEF, SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION, AND TRAUMA, AND PROVIDES REGULAR TRAININGS FOR MILITARY CASUALTY OFFICES, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND THE VA. WE SERVE ON ADVISORY BOARDS THAT GUIDE THE CARE OF SURVIVORS FOLLOWING A DEATH IN THE MILITARY OR VETERAN COMMUNITY. TAPS INSTITUTE PROVIDES COURSES AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO SURVIVORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NURSES, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, CASUALTY OFFICERS, CHAPLAINS, GRIEF PROFESSIONALS, TRAUMA COUNSELORS, AND MANY OTHERS. OUR UNIQUE PROGRAM DESIGN AND DELIVERY HAS SOLIDIFIED TAPS AS THE STANDARD BEARER FOR PEER BASED EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED, AND TRAUMATIC LOSS, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON RESEARCH, BEST PRACTICES, AND THE NEEDS OF THE MILITARY SURVIVOR COMMUNITY.

Expenses $2,447,105 · Grants $74,995

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Diana HosfordDIANA HOSFORD

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$151,478

From this org

$150,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$1,478

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$150,000

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$1,478

Filer's total

$151,478
Susan ForbesSUSAN FORBES

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$150,956

From this org

$140,606

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,350

Hours/week

50

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$140,606

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$10,350

Filer's total

$150,956
Bonnie CarrollBONNIE CARROLL

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$148,437

From this org

$146,952

From related orgs

$0

Other

$1,485

Hours/week

70
Audri BeugelsdijkAUDRI BEUGELSDIJK

VICE PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$130,679

From this org

$129,000

From related orgs

$0

Other

$1,679

Hours/week

50
William SatherWILLIAM SATHER

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Total calculated

$112,850

From this org

$102,369

From related orgs

$0

Other

$10,481

Hours/week

50
Dr Carla Stumpf-PattonDR CARLA STUMPF-PATTON

SR. DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$105,776

From this org

$104,545

From related orgs

$0

Other

$1,231

Hours/week

50
John B WoodJOHN B WOOD

BOARD CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Deborah MullenDEBORAH MULLEN

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Scott RutterSCOTT RUTTER

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Joe AndersonJOE ANDERSON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Stephen CannonSTEPHEN CANNON

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Brandon CarterBRANDON CARTER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Miles CortezMILES CORTEZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
General Martin DempseyGENERAL MARTIN DEMPSEY

DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ron GreenRON GREEN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Ml HeftiML HEFTI

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Bradley JacbosBRADLEY JACBOS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Michael JanusMICHAEL JANUS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Mark JonesMARK JONES

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
George KrivoGEORGE KRIVO

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Edward McNallyEDWARD MCNALLY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Aaron NewmanAARON NEWMAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Kyra PhillipsKYRA PHILLIPS

DIRECTOR (THRU 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Andy SullivanANDY SULLIVAN

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3: WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, THE TAPS HR CONSULTANT PREPARES A DOCUMENT WITH SALARY COMPARATIVES WITH REGION, SIZE AND INDUSTRY. THIS IS PRESENTED TO THE HR COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE REVIEWED IT IS PRESENTED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. THIS PROCESS WAS MOST RECENTLY COMPLETED IN 2024.

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

Directly controlled by TRAGEDY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 11 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202513179349303751

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