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Financial Documents
| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Concerns of Police Survivors | IRS Form 990 | 52-1354370 |
| Concerns of Police Survivors | Audited Financial Statements | 52-1354370 |
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Entity: Concerns of Police Survivors Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 52-1354370 |
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Entity: Concerns of Police Survivors Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 52-1354370 |
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Top Salaries
| Name | Title | Compensation | |
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| 1 | Dianne Bernhard | Executive Director | $166,964 |
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1 Name: Dianne Bernhard Title: Executive Director Compensation: $166,964 |
Analysts' Notes
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According to the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) audit of March 31, 2023 (Note 1 re: Nature of Activities): "The Organization is a national organization that has Chapters located throughout the United States." COPS reports having 55 Chapters as of March 31, 2023. |
According to the Concerns of Police Survivors audit of March 31, 2023 (Note 19, Concentration of Credit Risk): "The Organization maintains cash, money market accounts, and certificates of deposits at several financial institutions. Accounts at each institution are secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to $250,000. As of the years ended [2023 and 2022], the amounts in excess of the FDIC limit totaled $353,242 and $282,159, respectively. "Balances in the Investaccount are not insured or guaranteed by FDIC or any other government agency. However, the balance does represent an investment in a pool of government-backed securities. The Organization's Investaccount balances as of the years ended [2023 and 2022] were $672,498 and $1,288,231 respectively. The Investaccount is an overnight sweep account that allows the Organization to receive interest on their checking accounts. The Organization did not have any pledged collateral for the balance in the Investaccount." |
According to the Concerns of Police Survivors audit of March 31, 2023 (Note 20, Commitments/Contingencies, Other): "Subsequent to year end, the Organization was notified the National Police Week 2021 and National Police Week 2022 event expenses were approved for reimbursement under their Department of Justice federal grant. Expenses totaling $288,473 and $180,154 were submitted for reimbursement in June, 2023, for the 2021 and 2022 costs, respectively." |
According to the Concerns of Police Survivors audit of March 31, 2023 (Note 11, Payroll Protection Program (PPP) Loan): "During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Organization obtained an unsecured Payroll Protection Program ("PPP") loan from the Small Business Administration ("SBA") via a local financial institution in the amount of $119,673. As part of the SBA's PPP loan program, borrowers may apply for forgiveness of the amount due on the loan subject to certain PPP loan program guidelines. As of the date of this report, the full amount of the loan has been forgiven." |
According to the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS) tax filing for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, COPS reports receiving donated in-kind contributions on which it placed a value of $389,421 (IRS Form 990, Part VIII, Statement of Revenue & Schedule M). [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |