First Responders Resiliency

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
824439334
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2018
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
7079218641
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,579,048
Expenses
$1,320,613
Assets
$2,283,444
Liabilities
$2,403,415

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Susan Farren (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Susan Farren (President): $181,408 total reported compensation
  • Grayson Sjoholm (Secretary): $27,767 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

First Responders Resiliency, Inc. is a cutting edge, proactive, non-profit organization dedicated to the psychological, neurological, physical, emotional and relational well-being of first responders and their families. Founded and operated by first responders, the organization is based on current research and science and provides comprehensive, holistic and proactive training to equip first responders and their *families to become more resilient both on and off duty.

What it reported doing in 2024

Program Service Accomplishments 2024In 2024, First Responders Resiliency, Inc. (FRRI) continued to advance its mission of mitigating the rising crisis of stress-related injuries among first responders by delivering comprehensive, holistic, science-based resilience training. Key accomplishments this year include: Federal Government Partnership: FRRI secured a groundbreaking contract with the Federal Government, marking a significant milestone in the national recognition of our evidence-informed resiliency training. This partnership allowed us to travel to Washington, DC, to train Federal Law Enforcement Agencies twice in 2024. Development of an Online Training Program: In response to the increasing demand for scalable access to our curriculum, FRRI began the development of a robust Online Training Program. This platform is being designed to extend the accessibility of our training to departments and individuals nationwide, regardless of geographic or financial limitations. The digital program is designed to enhance the physical, emotional, and psychological resilience of first responders. Cumulative Impact 12,000 First Responders Trained: Since its founding, FRRI has successfully trained over 12,000 first responders. These individualsspanning law enforcement, fire services, EMS, dispatch, and healthcarehave benefited from our immersive conferences, department-specific training, and expanding online offerings. This milestone highlights our growing impact and the increasing awareness of the need for proactive mental and physiological wellness strategies in first responder communities.As we look ahead, FRRI remains committed to building resilient first responder communities through innovative programming, research-backed practices, and sustainable partnerships.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 81% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Few specific pay-setting methods are documented in the filing; unanswered boxes are not proof of absence and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 65
  • Accountability: 47
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.1%; rating input score 74
  • Program expense ratio: 88.6%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 80%; rating input score 80; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 0 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.4%; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.73; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.05; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15.8%; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 25.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 28.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 29% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.1% of revenue deployed · 88.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 4 of 5 board members independent · 0 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $181K · 5 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 8 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 21/100.