First Alarm Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994459500
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Miami Lakes, FL, USA
Phone
9545994774
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Rape Victim Services

Reported finances

Revenue
$73,249
Expenses
$36,262
Assets
$58,302
Liabilities
$17,999

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CAROLYN ACOSTA (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • DIANE ANDERSON (VICE PRESIDE)
  • CAROLYN ACOSTA (PRESIDENT)
  • WILLIAM PENA (TREASURER)

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

First alarm foundations mission is to break the stigma surrounding mental health in the first responder community by providing support, resources, and education to first responders and their families, and by raising awareness to prevent suicide and promote overall well-being.

What it reported doing in 2025

First alarm foundation provides mental health, wellness, and resilience support to first responders and their families, addressing cumulative trauma exposure, occupational stress, and suicide risk. The foundation delivers services by: (1) connecting first responders with vetted, culturally competent clinicians for trauma-informed care and crisis support; (2) sponsoring and facilitating resilience and performance-based training led by professionals with military and first responder experience; (3) conducting education and outreach initiatives focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention; (4) producing podcasts and media content to reduce stigma and increase awareness of available resources; and (5) supporting first responder families through education and community engagement. During the reporting period, the foundation expanded access to specialized mental health resources, developed partnerships with first responder agencies to provide training and support services, increased community engagement through educational outreach and media platforms, and advanced awareness of mental health and suicide prevention within the first responder community.

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 and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.5%; rating input score 50
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 50.5%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.61; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.5% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $36K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 50/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.