NonprofitsWounded Blue Foundation

Health Care

Wounded Blue Foundation

LAS VEGAS, NV

Total revenue

$839K

Total expenses

$849K

Net assets

$149K

Grants received

$888K

16 grants

EIN

823066282

Tax year

2024

Mission

Provide trained and caring peer support to injured and disabled officers and their families

Programs

4 programs

Program 2: Training, Education & Resilience ProgramsDescription: The Wounded Blue provides training and education for law-enforcement officers, spouses, peer-support teams and agencies covering topics such as mental-health awareness, resilience, physical wellness, career survival, family wellness and peer-support build-out. For example, the National Law Enforcement Survival Summit offers multiple sessions in trauma recovery, financial planning, officer/family wellness and peer-support networking

Expenses: $140K

Program 3: Assistance, Advocacy & Legislation SupportDescription: The Wounded Blue provides comprehensive assistance to injured and disabled law enforcement officers and their families, helping them navigate complex benefit systems such as workers' compensation, PSOB claims, EEOC matters, and other administrative, financial, and legislative challenges. In addition to advocacy and awareness efforts that ensure officers are not forgotten or left without support, the organization offers direct financial assistance to bridge critical gaps in existing aid programs. This support includes funding for required medical surgeries needed to recover from physical injuries incurred in the line of duty, as well as advanced surgical procedures, specialty medical treatments, rehabilitative care, long-term recovery therapies, and the acquisition or replacement of prosthetic devices that restore mobility and independence.Recognizing that true recovery extends beyond the physical, The Wounded Blue also prioritizes the emotional and psychological healing of those it serves. The organization provides access to essential mental-health resources such as individual and family counseling, evidence-based trauma therapies, peer support networks, and inpatient programs addressing addiction, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. These comprehensive servicesphysical, emotional, and financialare lifelines that restore stability, strengthen families, and empower wounded officers to rebuild their lives with dignity and hope.

Expenses: $135KGrants: $160K

The organization convenes annual national summits and benefit events that bring together injured/disabled officers, family members, peer-support volunteers and subject-matter experts for multi-day training, networking, wellness workshops and public awareness of law-enforcement-injury issues

Expenses: $124K

Through the 'Code 4' platform the organization provides injured/disabled officers and families with online access to mobile therapy, tele-medicine, prescription-discount programs and wellness resources to support physical, mental and emotional recovery

Expenses: $30K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$836K
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue$3K
Total revenue$839K

Expenses

Grants paid$160K
Salaries & benefits$22K
Fundraising$104K
Other expenses$666K
Total expenses$849K
Total assets$153K
Net assets$149K

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JESSE WATTS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$14K

40 hrs/wk

TIM PUTNEY

DIRECTOR PEER TEAM SUPPORT

Board

$8K

10 hrs/wk

MICHAEL DICHIARO

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TRAVIS GATES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

RON COURY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOHN KRUPINKSY

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

GIVOANNI ROCCO

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

BETSY SMITH

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

RANDY SUTTON

CHAIRMAN

Board

40 hrs/wk

BRETT RAWSON

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

VON KLEIM

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 16 of 16

FromAmountPurposeYear
$307K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2024
$5K
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS THAT ASSIST PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, THEIR FAMILIES, OR THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, MEMORIAL, OR RELIEF PROGRAMS.
2024
$115K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$10K
SUMMIT SUPPORT
2023
$10K
Their mission is to improve the lives of injured and disabled Law Enforcement Officers through Support, Education, Assistance and Legislative Advocacy.
2023
$100K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$81K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$28K
General Support
2020
$25K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$65K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018

Funded by

$888K from 9 funders · 16 grants · 2018–2024

The Ayco Charitable Foundation

$522K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$201K · 5 grants · 2018–2023

Christian Community Foundation Inc

$100K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

$28K · 1 grant · 2020

Gary Sinise Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2023

Details

EIN823066282
NTEE codeE50
Subsection03
Ruling date2021-02
Formed2020
Employees0
Volunteers0
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