Blue Watch

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833613468
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Vestavia, AL, USA
Phone
2058220400
Rating
94
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Counseling, Support Groups

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$93,915
Expenses
$106,428
Assets
$69,281
Liabilities
$848

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • BURKE SWEARINGEN (CHAIR AND EX)
  • JEFFREY BROWN (VICE-CHAIR)
  • CAROL DODGEN (SECRETARY/TR)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Bluewatch is a christ-centered organization dedicated to advancing the professional, emotional and spiritual development of law enforcement and their families.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025, the organization reached a total of 638 law enforcement officers across the state of Alabama, representing 186 distinct law enforcement agencies. As part of its educational and engagement efforts, the organization conducted 16 presentations at police academies, providing resources and support to officers at the beginning of their careers. In addition to training efforts, the organization provided direct financial assistance totaling 1,250 to officers in need through its benevolence program, helping address immediate hardships within the law enforcement community. The organization also extended its impact beyond the state by providing faith-based resources to more than 6,000 first responders from around the world who participated in the world police & fire games hosted in birmingham, Alabama.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 33
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.7%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 86.2%; rating input score 86

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -13.3%; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.65; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 52.8% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 24.1% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.7% of revenue deployed · 86.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $92K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 37/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.