911 DAY

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450491886
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Irvine, CA, USA
Phone
9493448011
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Voluntarism Promotion

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,870,159
Expenses
$6,636,575
Assets
$819,186
Liabilities
$86,679

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DAVID PAINE (PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER)

Highest reported compensation

  • DAVID PAINE (PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER): $221,506 total reported compensation
  • ERIC PAINE (VP STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS): $196,099 total reported compensation
  • ANDREA SORKIN (VP PROGRAMS): $175,480 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To annually rekindle on 9/11 the remarkable spirit of unity and service that existed in our nation in the days following the attacks. We honor in this fitting way the lives of the thousands who were killed and injured on 9/11, and pay tribute to the many who rose to service in response to the 9/11 tragedy including the brave men and women in our military.

What it reported doing in 2024

9/11 day began the september 11 national day of service and remembrance in 2002 to rekindle the remarkable spirit of unity and service that arose in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. The observance is now the nation's largest annual day of charitable engagement, with tens of millions of americans participating each september. This year, over 24,000 meal pack volunteers, in 21 cities across the united states, honored those lost, injured and sickened from the attacks, as well as those who rose in service after the tragedy, by packing nutritious, non-perishable meals for families in need. Together, we provided more than 8.6 million healthy, non-perishable meals to local food banks in New York city, atlanta, boston, cincinnati, chicago, cleveland, columbus, dallas, denver, detroit, houston, los angeles, minneapolis, nashville, philadelphia, phoenix, seattle, st. Louis, tampa, and Washington, d.c. For families and individuals facing food insecurity in these communities.9/11 day will expand throughout more cities nationwide, leading up to the 25th anniversary of september 11th in 2026. With the addition of our education programs and continuation of our meal packs, we aim to keep the nation's promise to never forget.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 79% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 78
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 86.7%; rating input score 87
  • Program expense ratio: 89.7%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $63.3 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 90.4%; rating input score 90; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 81.8%; rating input score 82; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.4%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.12; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.11; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 11.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 86.7% of revenue deployed · 89.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $222K · 13 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $190K reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 30 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 11 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.