Salute to the Fallen

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843800225
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Phone
3197779138
Rating
59
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Emergency Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$94,118
Expenses
$94,260
Assets
$6,588
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • John Thompson (President)
  • Tim Nash (Vice-President)

People named in this filing

  • John Thompson (President)
  • Tim Nash (Vice-President)
  • Kathryn Shaver (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to bring awareness and financial assistance to multiple military causes including Gold star Families Veteran suicide PTSD homelessness and much more. Our mission is to cultivate a community around our heroes and their families while providing them the tools and resources they need to succeed and thrive in adapting to civilian life. We have extended our mission to include first responders.

What it reported doing in 2024

Operation Remember - Free installation and cost of the materials for a 25 freedom edition black flagpole and US Flag. This also includes landscaping around the base. This program is for Iowas Veterans Military Gold Star Families and First Responders. Gold star Families - Gold star families deserve the upmost respect and dignity and should be honored for their sacrifices to this great country. We fully understand that often times when a Gold Star Family is made its so another family can see their service member again. we will never forget these families and will continue to support and honor them whenever and however we can. We were able to assist 9 Iowa families in honoring their loved one who passed away from either combat suicide or training accidents. First Responders - Our mission is to support and provide financial assistance to first responders and their families. our focus is suicide prevention PTSD counseling and funeral assistance. Through this program we were able to assist with 3 funerals where we provided custom plaques and flags honoring the service of Iowas first responders.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

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: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 18
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.1%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 63.1%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: $9.73 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.2%; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 50.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.1% of revenue deployed · 63.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 6 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 5 filed program accomplishments · $59K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 40 of 42 current checks pass · 2 findings to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part IX Travel column sum did not reconcile in the filed values.