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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by DONNIE EDWARDS BEST DEFENSE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,152,563
Total expenses
$692,694
Contributions and grants received
$1,151,222
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,341
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,134,588
Total liabilities, end of year
$36,018
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,098,570
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$578,228
Management and general expenses
$105,551
Fundraising expenses
$8,915
Program service expenses (Part III)
$578,228

Program services were 83.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $205,597

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $945,625

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,341 · excluded $1,341

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $48,750 · management and general $48,750

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,974 · management and general $3,974

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,258 · management and general $1,258

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,609 · program services $28,694 · fundraising $8,915

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,717 · program services $3,942 · management and general $15,775

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $29,772 · management and general $29,772

  • 17 · Travel

    total $94,730 · program services $94,730

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,236 · management and general $1,236

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $286,245 · program services $286,245

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $285,157 · program services $285,157

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $4,646 · management and general $4,646

  • 24d · Other expenses: INTEREST ON CREDIT CARD

    total $140 · management and general $140

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$120,540 · program services -$120,540

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $792,996 · end of year $1,134,588

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $154,295 · end of year $36,018

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $638,701 · end of year $1,098,570

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES UNIQUE AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR MILITARY VETERANS OF ALL WARS TO BRING CLOSURE AND HONOR TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED. OUR THREE KEY PROGRAMS, BATTLEFIELD RETURN, STRONGHOLD TRANSITION AND OUR EDUCATION INITIATIVE STRIVE TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY, MEMORY AND TO PRESERVE THEIR STORIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR STRONGHOLD TRANSITION PROGRAM SERVES NEWLY TRANSITIONED SERVICE MEMBERS OF SPECIAL FORCE OPERATIONS TO BUILD A NEW LIFE OUTSIDE THE MILITARY FOCUSING ON REHABILITATION AND MENTAL HEALTH.

  • SEE SCHECULE O

  • THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED 30 WWII VETERANS A RETURN TO THEIR BATTLEFIELD AT NORMANDY FOR THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY WITH 45 YOUNGER VETERANS SERVING AS CARETAKERS. THE VETERANS ARE HONORED FOR THEIR SACRIFICE BY THOSE THEY HELPED LIBERATE AND VISIT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO SPEAK WITH STUDENTS ABOUT THE COST OF FREEDOM. THE FOUNDATION SPONSORED 12 NEW SPECIAL FORCE OPERATORS WITH A FIVE DAY RETREAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORMER NFL PLAYERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF UTAH TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL RECOVERY. MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS PROVIDE OUR TRANSITIONING VETERANS INFORMATION ON THE NETWORKS SUPPORTING THEM AND ASSESS EACH ONE BASED ON THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION INITIATIVE PROVIDED VIRTUAL MEETINGS WITH WWII VETERANS AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE 'OUR HISTORY LIVE'PROGRAM TEACHES STUDENTS ABOUT WWII AND THEY CAN SPEAK WITH A WWII VETERAN. THIS PROGRAM REACHED OVER 2,000 STUDENTS INTERNATIONALLY AND HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE PROGRAM CREATED SHORT DOCUSERIES AND VIGNETTES THAT PRESERVE THE LEGACIES. ALSO WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS OF ALL GENERATIONS TO ATTEND MLB GAMES, NFL AND COLLEGIATE GAMES, RED CARPET PREMIERE OF 'THE TERMINAL LIST- AND ADDITIONAL OUTINGS TO CONNECT WITH FELLOW VETERANS.

    Expenses $578,228

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Donnie Edwards

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kathryn Edwards

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

  • Stewart Frederick

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
2022
Filed
30 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313039349302416

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