2026-03-28T09:19:33-04:00 2025-12-31 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 2672 NORTH MT JULIET RD MT JULIET TN 371228015 990 2025-01-01 621714715 THE JASON FOUNDATION INC JASO 6152642323 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMB 6152642323 2026-03-27 true JESSICA FREEMAN CPA P01261457 6158891153 2026-03-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CLARK FLATT 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 3913309 false X WWW.JASONFOUNDATION.COM X 1997 TN THE JASON FOUNDATION'S CORE MISSION IS FOR THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH SUICIDE. PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR OUR FORMAL MISSION STATEMENT AND FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF OUR UNIQUE ORGANIZATIONAL MODULE. 28 21 18 99 0 1317662 1886262 928136 853506 149118 157127 -50419 -38160 2344497 2858735 0 0 1277721 1323235 0 44642 1057802 815903 2335523 2139138 8974 719597 4907112 5671550 259976 306803 4647136 5364747 X THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. (JFI) IS DEDICATED TO THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SUICIDE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO BE BETTER ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND ASSIST AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. false false 1929407 853506 THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. (JFI) IS DEDICATED TO THE PREVENTION OF THE "SILENT EPIDEMIC" OF YOUTH SUICIDE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP YOUNG PERSONS, EDUCATORS/YOUTH WORKERS AND PARENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO HELP IDENTIFY AND ASSIST AT-RISK YOUTH. YOUTH SUICIDE IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR OUR YOUTH AGES 10-24. ONE OUT OF EVERY 11 YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR NATION REPORTED IN THE 2023 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIORAL SURVEY THAT THEY HAD "ATTEMPTED SUICIDE" IN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS - THAT EQUATES TO AN AVERAGE OF 4,046 ATTEMPTS EACH DAY IN OUR NATION. - PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1929407 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 20 0 true 18 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 28 21 true false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false AK AL AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NH NJ NM NV OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY X CLARK FLATT 6152642323 18 VOLUNTEER DRIVE HENDERSONVILLE TN 37075 MICHELE RAY CEO/TREAS/BO 36.00 X X 176450 0 5280 CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT/BO 36.00 X X 170300 0 5100 DEANNE RAY EMPLOYEE BOA 36.00 X 128137 0 3750 BRETT MARCIEL DEPUTY EXEC. 36.00 X 110450 0 3300 BRANDI RAY EMPLOYEE BOA 36.00 X 85450 0 2550 DAVID MARTIN EMPLOYEE BOA 20.00 X 43450 0 0 JOHN FLATT VICE PRESIDE 10.00 X X 39450 0 0 CINDY SHERIFF BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY WEBSTER BOARD VICE C 1.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE FLATT SECRETARY/BO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GENERAL THURBERT BAKER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COACH CRAIG BOHL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY BOLMER PART YR BOAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY BRIDGES PART YR BOAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COACH JOE FRANKS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COACH PHILLIP FULMER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE GARONE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HELOU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HOLLINSWORTH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL JIM HOOD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HULLANDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK MCDOWELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN SCALLON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SCHNUCK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM SHAHEEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL JONATHAN SKRMETTI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENERAL PAUL SUMMERS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICKI TESSLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE WALDO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT WILTSHIRE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 753687 19980 4 false true false 215675 1068822 601765 12000 1886262 REIMBURSEMENT REVENUE 624100 853506 853506 853506 140841 140841 1000000 983714 16286 16286 16286 32700 215675 70860 -38160 -38160 2858735 853506 118967 659917 593925 46195 19797 545343 490809 38174 16360 10756 9680 753 323 16182 14564 1133 485 91037 81933 6373 2731 18491 18491 8437 8437 3499 3499 68441 52197 16066 178 123983 123983 42068 13565 28051 452 40178 33465 6713 11277 2990 6807 1480 45066 40559 3155 1352 36220 32598 2535 1087 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 284568 284568 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 117794 116999 636 159 MISCELLANEOUS 7942 7942 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 7939 7145 556 238 2139138 1929407 165089 44642 486435 359846 1288214 2309285 216580 109921 9340 12011 1695339 829488 910917 865851 1995626 2014636 4907112 5671550 30890 61535 229086 245268 259976 306803 X 4632136 5344747 15000 20000 4647136 5364747 4907112 5671550 719597 -1986 X false true X true false X 1693336 1819948 1505417 1317662 1886262 8222625 918583 905615 791700 928136 853506 4397540 33606 16940 32700 83246 2611919 2725563 2330723 2262738 2772468 12703411 22980 13971 11475 25830 12761 87017 22980 13971 11475 25830 12761 87017 12616394 6497 15302 90706 137431 140841 390777 6497 15302 90706 137431 140841 390777 56 56 2618416 2740865 2421429 2400225 2913309 13094244 0.96350 0.96710 0.03000 0.03000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false false false false false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 MANAGEMENT OF THE JASON FOUNDATION PROVIDES WITNESS TESTIMONY AND INFORMATION, WHEN NEEDED, TO ELECTED OFFICIALS AND LOBBYISTS WHO ARE WORKING TO PASS THE JASON FLATT ACT, LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION TRAINING TO TEACHER'S IN-SERVICE. TIME INVOLVED BY MANAGEMENT IS MINIMAL. NO EXPENSES ARE PAID IN RELATION TO THESE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. 285411 285411 1217436 659443 557993 5250 5250 131934 131933 1 55308 32862 22446 865851 DEFERRED EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 245268 245268 12031901 -1986 9104292 70860 9173166 2858735 2858735 11314290 9104292 70860 9175152 2139138 2139138 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER 990 70,860 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NETTED AGAINST REVENUE PER 990 70,860 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII INCOME TAXES INCOME TAXES ARE NOT PROVIDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SINCE THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2022. GOLF TOURNAMENT 248375 215675 32700 4025 9309 35049 8500 13977 248375 215675 32700 4025 9309 35049 8500 13977 70860 -38160 X X X false false false false false false false false false MICHELE RAY CEO/TREAS/BOARD MEMB 176000 450 5280 181730 CLARK FLATT PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMB 170000 300 5100 175400 CHARLES RAY SPOUSE OF TREASURER EMPLOYEE 20450 COMPENSATION false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. (JFI) IS DEDICATED TO THE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SUICIDE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS, PARENTS, EDUCATORS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO BE BETTER ABLE TO RECOGNIZE AND ASSIST AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST BY PUTTING TOGETHER MATERIALS, SUCH AS KITS, AND HELPING AT SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE GOLF TOURNAMENT. FORM 990, PART III PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT (CONT): FOUNDED IN 1997 AFTER THE TRAGIC SUICIDE DEATH OF JASON FLATT - AGE 16 (JFI'S CURRENT PRESIDENT'S YOUNGEST SON), THE JASON FOUNDATION, INC. HAS BECOME ONE OF THE NATION'S LEADERS IN YOUTH SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION. JFI'S SUCCESS COMES FROM ITS UNIQUE UTILIZATION OF MAJOR IN- KIND RESOURCES THAT HELPS PROVIDE A "GRASS-ROOTS" COMMUNITY TYPE OF DELIVERY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ON A LOCAL/STATE LEVEL. SYMBOLICALLY SPEAKING, JFI'S IN-KIND RESOURCES PROVIDE THE "VEHICLE" FOR DELIVERY OF OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES NATIONALLY. JFI, THROUGH THE EFFORTS OF OUR OTHER FUNDING PARTNERS/RESOURCES, IS ABLE TO KEEP THE "VEHICLE" MOVING FORWARD TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS. AS A NATIONAL SUICIDE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION ORGANIZATION, THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS DIRECTLY TO PARENTS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES AND OTHER GROUPS IN A LOCAL COMMUNITY SETTING CREATES MORE ACCEPTANCE FROM THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 CLARK FLATT CONNIE FLATT MARRIED CLARK FLATT JOHN FLATT FATHER - SON CONNIE FLATT JOHN FLATT MOTHER - SON MICHELE RAY BRANDI RAY MOTHER - DAUGHTER MICHELE RAY DEANNE RAY MOTHER-IN-LAW, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE PRESIDENT AND THE CEO, BOTH OFFICERS OF THE BOARD, ARE GIVEN COPIES TO REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER THE REVIEW, THE RETURN IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT SERVES AS THE CORPORATE ATTORNEY FOR THE FOUNDATION. THIS INDIVIDUAL MONITORS AND ENSURES THAT THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FOLLOWED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE TOP POSITION FOR JFI IS THE PRESIDENT. MANAGEMENT RESEARCHES SIMILAR ROLES OF LIKE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO BE CERTAIN THAT JFI REMAINS IN THE GUIDELINES. NORMALLY, EMPLOYEES INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT ARE GIVEN THE SAME PERCENTAGE RATE WHICH IS BASED ON COLA AND PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR. THIS IS PRESENTED AS A PART OF THE JFI ANNUAL BUDGET WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PROFESSIONAL MEN AND WOMEN WITH KNOWLEDGE OF JFI AS WELL AS THEIR OWN PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THE BOARD VOTES SEPARATELY ON THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY AND MAY ACCEPT OR REJECT THE SUGGESTION OF MANAGEMENT. THIS IS CLOSELY MONITORED BY THE JFI BOARD MEMBER WHO IS A LAWYER. SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD THAT ARE FAMILY MEMBERS, SEPARATE VOTES ARE DONE WHEREAS NO BOARD MEMBER CAN VOTE ON THEMSELVES OR A MEMBER OF THEIR FAMILY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PRESIDENT AND VP/CEO IN CONSULTATION DEVELOP A PROPOSED PERSONNEL BUDGET THAT IS PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR REVIEW/CHANGES AND APPROVAL. THIS PROPOSED PERSONNEL BUDGET EXCLUDES THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT WHICH CAN ONLY BE PROPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND CONFIRMED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE APPROVED PERSONNEL BUDGET BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT) IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CONSIDERATION/CHANGES AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 INDIANA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE FOUNDATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.