Bulletproof Cop Initiative Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 994755018
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Edmond, OK, USA
- Rating
- 77
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $100,100
- Expenses
- $45,259
- Assets
- $54,841
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
People named in this filing
- Dan Lemaire (Director)
- Alex Vargas (Director)
- Albert Larance (Director)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The Bulletproof Cop Initiatives primary exempt purpose is to promote the well-being and resilience of law enforcement officers and their families with a focus on supporting their mental emotional physical and financial health ultimately leading to stronger marriages families and communities.
What it reported doing in 2024
1. Chaplaincy Program DevelopmentServices Provided: A significant portion of the organizations resources was dedicated to building and developing a comprehensive chaplaincy program. 84% of the budget was allocated to the salary of the independent contractor and 16% covered essential operational expenses including travel administrative costs and various office expenses directly related to program activities. These activities included: Multiple ride-alongs with officers from various departments to gain firsthand understanding of their needs.Meetings with individual officers including retired officers to gather insights and build relationships.Frequent visits to four law enforcement departments in the Stillwater area Stillwater Police Department Sheriffs Department Oklahoma State University Police Department and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and the Kiowa Tribe Police Department in Carnegie.Conducted an anonymous survey to assess officer opinions and needs related to the chaplaincy program.Recruiting and training chaplains to effectively serve the officers in the identified departments.Travel to Redding California to meet with the head chaplain of the Redding PD to learn best practices.Meetings with church leaders to share the Bulletproof Cop Initiative program and garner support.Persons Benefited: Directly benefited approximately 15-2 law enforcement officers through direct engagement and indirectly benefited all officers in the five departments through program development efforts.Relevant Information: The program is in the development phase with the independent contractor dedicating significant time and effort to lay the groundwork for ongoing chaplaincy support. The 16% of the budget covering operational expenses was essential for supporting these direct program activities.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% 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
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 66
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 71
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 45.2%; rating input score 45
- Program expense ratio: 99.9%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 54.8%; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.21; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 45.2% of revenue deployed · 99.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $45K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 45/100.