Back the Blue Nc Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
852874740
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Franklinton, NC, USA
Phone
2529159245
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Law Enforcement

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$357,027
Expenses
$51,801
Assets
$314,260
Liabilities
$300,000

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lindsay LiCausi (Chief Executive Officer)

People named in this filing

  • Gregg Adelman (Chairman)
  • Lindsay LiCausi (Chief Executive Officer)
  • Tammy Richards (Chairman/Central Co-Chair)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

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.

What it reported doing in 2023

Sergeant Philip Nix, a 23-year veteran of the Greensboro Police Department, was off duty when he attempted to intervene in a crime at a Sheetz gas station on December 30, 2023. He was shot by one of the suspects, who then fled with two others. An off-duty officer and paramedic at the scene rendered aid, but Sergeant Nix succumbed to his injuries. The following day, three suspects were arrested in Winston-Salem. The shooter was charged with first-degree murder, while the others faced accessory and related charges. In support of his family, Back The Blue NC, Inc. presented Sergeant Nixs widow with a $16,000 check and a memorial plaque. A second plaque was also provided to the Greensboro Police Department in his honor. Sergeant Nix, who served in the Family Victims Unit, is survived by his wife, children, and parents.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 74% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 10.4%; rating input score 10
  • Program expense ratio: 72.2%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 84.6%; rating input score 85; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 85.5%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.07; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.95; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -43.4% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.5% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 95.7% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 10.4% of revenue deployed · 72.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $650 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 41 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 10/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.