Fit First Responders Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
472865903
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Tulsa, OK, USA
Phone
9187602206
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Support N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,742
Expenses
$77,880
Assets
$2,911
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JONATHAN CONNEELY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • JAIME CONNEELY (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JONATHAN CONNEELY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $1,000 total reported compensation
  • JODI CONNEELY (SECRETARY/TREASURER): $1,000 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

To help improve the health and performance of our emergency service men and women by providing avenues for them to improve their physical fitness to enhance their ability to protect

What it reported doing in 2024

To improve the health and performance of our emergency service men and women by providing avenues available for them to improve their physical fitness and endurance to enhance their ability to protect the public.

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

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 24
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.6%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 61%; rating input score 61
  • Fundraising efficiency: $4.92 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd 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: 16.7%; rating input score 17; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -4.2%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.6%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -19.5% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.2% per year; rating input score 0; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -16.8% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.6% of revenue deployed · 61% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $48K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 20 of 20 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2015 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 — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.