Guardian Revival Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843585765
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Stormville, NY, USA
Phone
8456176164
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public, Society Benefit N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,584,392
Expenses
$3,439,340
Assets
$482,203
Liabilities
$219,973

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ALEX OTHMER (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ALEX OTHMER (PRESIDENT): $60,923 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Guardian revival is a New York state 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of reviving and preserving the mental health and well-being of military and first responders - our guardians - and their families. We provide mental health, wellness, and suicide prevention programs to support those who serve, offering an integrative approach across various experiences. The term guardians include a wide range of individuals, including active military, veterans, reserves, national guard, law enforcement, fire and rescue, emergency medical services, dispatchers, corrections, and federal agents. Our programs are built around experiences that strengthen both mental and physical health.

What it reported doing in 2024

Encore, our music-based program, offers guardians a creative and therapeutic space for learning, playing, and creating music. Guardians of all skill levels can participate in community jams, take lessons, and even professionally record their music, finding healing and connection through musical expression. Guardian rise is designed to take our guardians to another level by improving their focus, energy, and well-being. Because when you feel better, you live better. Through wellness workshops, retreats, and resources, we provide the tools for military, veterans, and first responders to recharge, rebuild, and rise. In addition to these programs, guardian revival provides mental health and suicide prevention training to equip guardians and their families with the skills to recognize and respond to mental health challenges. Through education that addresses stigma and empowers community awareness we create a supportive community and environment for individuals at risk. By connecting guardians to these accessible and cost-free programs, we help them build sustainable, empowering routines that enhance their sense of belonging, purpose, and overall well-being.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 87
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.7%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 80.9%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 23rd 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: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.46; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 57.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 55.7% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32.3% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.7% of revenue deployed · 80.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 14 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $2.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $61K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 37/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.