2024-11-15T10:58:33-05:00 2023-12-31 201416603 BALDWIN CPAS PLLC 10180 LINN STATION ROAD SUITE 200 LOUISVILLE KY 40223 990 2023-01-01 342013970 SUPPORTING HEROES INC SUPP 5025852282 PO BOX 991547 LOUISVILLE KY 402691547 ERIC JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5025852282 2024-11-15 true true CHRISTOPHER HATCHER P00340931 5025849793 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ERIC JOHNSON PO BOX 991547 LOUISVILLE KY 40269 1289586 false X WWW.SUPPORTINGHEROES.ORG X 2004 KY OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY - BY CARING FOR THE LOVED ONES THEY LEAVE BEHIND. 12 12 7 110 0 921970 1038570 62930 69999 142 27338 -61729 -74748 923313 1061159 313803 211060 0 361710 320458 0 91662 358286 405355 1033799 936873 -110486 124286 239315 487913 1147 3138 238168 484775 X OUR MISSION IS TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY HEROES WHO GIVE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY - BY CARING FOR THE LOVED ONES THEY LEAVE BEHIND. false false LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH RESPONSE - WE PROVIDE FINANCIAL, LOGISTICAL, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. WE ALSO ASSIST AGENCIES AS THEY ENDEAVOR TO SERVE THE FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL WITHIN THEIR AGENCIES WHO WERE ALSO AFFECTED. WE ASSISTED 224 SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS IN SOME CAPACITY AND PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ("GRANTS") TO 36. EXPENSES = 315,679 GRANTS = 100,805 NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE SUPPORT -- PROVIDE FINANCIAL, LOGISTICAL, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO SURVIVORS OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICE WHEN THEIR LOVED ONE IS FIRST HONORED. ALSO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT TO AGENCIES AND CO-WORKERS. WE ASSISTED 235 SURVIVORS AND CO-WORKERS IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES AND PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO 102 IMMEDIATE SURVIVORS. EXPENSES = 72,259 GRANTS = 85,299 EDUCATION - PRESENT CLASSES AND CONDUCT OTHER INITIATIVES TO HELP PREPARE FIRST RESPONDER LEADERS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL TO DEAL WITH A LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES. WE ALSO WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS ABOUT FEDERAL LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH BENEFITS AND ISSUES RELATED TO LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH IN GENERAL. THERE WERE 643 PARTICIPANTS. EXPENSES = 78,645 799962 211060 REMEMBRANCE - DEMONSTRATE TO SURVIVORS OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS IN A SUBSTANTIVE WAY THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE REMEMBERED AND HONORED THROUGH GIFTS AND OTHER REMEMBRANCES AT BIRTHDAYS, SELECT HOLIDAYS, AND RELATED ANNIVERSARIES. CHECKS, ALONG WITH PERSONALIZED LETTERS AND CARDS, ARE SENT TO CHILDREN ON BIRTHDAYS AND AT CHRISTMAS. WREATHS ARE SENT TO FIRST-YEAR FAMILIES BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. THERE WERE 189 RECIPIENTS. EXPENSES = 4,917 GRANTS = 18,000 HEROES TRIBUTE GALA WEEKEND - A WEEKEND OF HONOR FOR FALLEN HEROES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO FACILITATE HEALING AND THE BUILDING OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PEERS. 224 SURVIVORS PARTICIPATED. 552 ATTENDED. EXPENSES = 112,340 GRANTS = 6,955 (NOTE: IN EARLIER YEARS, THE GALA WAS REFERENCED IN OUR RETURNS AS "HEROES BANQUET.") 799962 211060 799962 true true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 7 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false KY X X SUPPORTING HEROES INC 5025852282 PO BOX 991547 LOUISVILLE KY 402691547 ERIC JOHNSON EXECUTIVE DI 70.00 X 92882 0 0 MIKE BURNS CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MELISSA DUNAGAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DURHAM SECRETARY 1.50 X X 0 0 0 JEROME EZELL TRUSTEE 1.25 X 0 0 0 LETA GENTRY TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 RICK BAKER JR TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID OWEN TRUSTEE 1.25 X 0 0 0 AMY PAGE-CALHOUN TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 ALLEN RODECAP TRUSTEE 0.50 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SCHROEDER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JASON SMITH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAT WALSH VICE-CHAIRMA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 92882 false false false 491599 327256 64920 154795 1038570 HEROES TRIBUTE GALA 69999 69999 69999 6181 6181 162064 446 141353 20711 446 21157 21157 327256 85090 -85090 -85090 12326 1984 10342 10342 1061159 10342 12247 211060 211060 218811 163189 20632 34990 101647 79401 8134 14112 2825 2825 2690 2690 1781 1407 125 249 3139 2156 983 16168 8616 300 7252 27585 20883 1670 5032 49592 39178 3471 6943 113955 111552 14 2389 38 38 3127 3127 16399 13939 820 1640 11308 8933 792 1583 HEROES TRIBUTE GALA 92312 92312 TELEPHONE 18122 15761 798 1563 RESPONSE 13493 9763 3730 LICENSES & FEES 10939 395 2135 8409 21882 21417 368 97 936873 799962 45249 91662 60088 118887 50796 3289 3289 207172 93284 113888 168197 193312 7741 7741 239315 487913 1147 3138 1147 3138 X 238168 484775 238168 484775 239315 487913 X 124286 923 121398 X false false X 921540 897840 917019 921970 1038570 4696939 5937 14367 24853 11959 12326 69442 65298 62930 69999 198227 927477 912207 1007170 996859 1120895 4964608 4964608 8570 2388 142 6181 17281 8570 2388 142 6181 17281 927477 920777 1009558 997001 1127076 4981889 0.99650 0.99730 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 207172 93284 113888 113888 MORGAN STANLEY 188492 F UBS 4820 F 193312 STEEL TECH GOLF 235000 235000 68055 FIRE MARSHAL ST 26136 26136 3320 4 61789 61789 10906 322925 322925 82281 82281 -82281 true FAMILY SUPPORT - CASH 36 100806 NATIONAL MEMORIALS - CASH 102 85299 REMEMBERANCE - CASH 135 18000 HEROES TRIBUTE GALA 40 6955 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV AN "EMERGENCY FUNDS" GIFT OF 5,000 IS GIVEN TO SURVIVING SPOUSES OR "IMMEDIATE FINANCIALLY-DEPENDENT SURVIVOR" (SUCH AS A CO-HABITANT) IN MOST CASES FOLLOWING THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF A FIRST RESPONDER. THE USE OF THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT MONITORED, BUT THEY ARE ONLY GIVEN IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF A LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH. ADDITIONAL GRANTS ARE GIVEN TO SURVIVING SPOUSES FOLLOWING ASSESSMENTS OF HOUSEHOLD EXPENSES AND INCOME. THESE FUNDS ARE GIVEN TO MAKE UP FOR THE SHORTFALL OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN THE SHORT-TERM FOLLOWING THE LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH OF THE SPOUSE OR FINANCIAL PROVIDER. CASH GIFTS TO CHILDREN ARE GIVEN ON BIRTHDAYS AND AT CHRISTMAS. SURVIVOR TRAVEL TO THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL SERVICES AND LODGING AT HEROES TRIBUTE GALA IS PAID ON BEHALF OF THE SURVIVOR, NOT PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SURVIVOR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D REMEMBRANCE - DEMONSTRATE TO SURVIVORS OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS IN A SUBSTANTIVE WAY THAT THEIR LOVED ONES ARE REMEMBERED AND HONORED THROUGH GIFTS AND OTHER REMEMBRANCES AT BIRTHDAYS, SELECT HOLIDAYS, AND RELATED ANNIVERSARIES. CHECKS, ALONG WITH PERSONALIZED LETTERS AND CARDS, ARE SENT TO CHILDREN ON BIRTHDAYS AND AT CHRISTMAS. WREATHS ARE SENT TO FIRST-YEAR FAMILIES BETWEEN THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. THERE WERE 189 RECIPIENTS. EXPENSES = 4,917 GRANTS = 18,000 HEROES TRIBUTE GALA WEEKEND - A WEEKEND OF HONOR FOR FALLEN HEROES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR FAMILIES TO FACILITATE HEALING AND THE BUILDING OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PEERS. 224 SURVIVORS PARTICIPATED. 552 ATTENDED. EXPENSES = 112,340 GRANTS = 6,955 (NOTE: IN EARLIER YEARS, THE GALA WAS REFERENCED IN OUR RETURNS AS "HEROES BANQUET.") FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT PREPARES A DRAFT 990 FOR REVIEW BY THE FINANCE COMMITTE, WHO AUTHORIZE ITS RELEASE AND SIGNATURE BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THIS IS A SELF-REPORTING POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO GOVERNANCE ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DEPRECIABLE ASSETS PURCHASED IN 2020 170,431 PRIOR YEAR DEPRECIATION EXPENSE -49,033 TOTAL 121,398