Milwaukee Police Association Fallen Heroes Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813641391
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4147780740
Rating
42
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$150,222
Expenses
$126,692
Assets
$129,536
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ANDREW WAGNER (PRESIDENT (THROUGH JULY 2024))
  • ALEXANDER AYALA (PRESIDENT (STARTING JULY 2024))
  • JOEL MOELLER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANDREW WAGNER (PRESIDENT (THROUGH JULY 2024)): $35,960 total reported compensation
  • DANILO CARDENAS (SECRETARY & TREASURER): $31,139 total reported compensation
  • ALEXANDER AYALA (PRESIDENT (STARTING JULY 2024)): $29,666 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The milwaukee police association fallen heroes, inc's one goal is to assist law enforcement officers, especially those with the milwaukee police department as well as their dependents, in the event of an officer's death, injury, disability or extraordinary need.

What it reported doing in 2024

To assist law enforcement officers, especially those with the milwaukee police department as well as their dependents, in the event of an officer's death, injury disability or extraordinary need and to personally support and honor the officers and their families.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 86% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 12
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 33
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 12.4%; rating input score 12
  • Program expense ratio: 14.7%; rating input score 15
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 25%; rating input score 25; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 44
    • 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: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 15.7%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -33.6% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -19.5% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 12.4% of revenue deployed · 14.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $19K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $36K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 18 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 12/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 25/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.