HONOR AND REMEMBER: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
HONOR AND REMEMBER (EIN 41-2277283)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201933199349302698
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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DescSUMMARY REPORT 2018 THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE MINDSET OF OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD. MANY OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US FROM OUR INCEPTION AND WATCHED OUR IMPACT GROW, WHILE OTHERS OF YOU HAVE RECENTLY COME ON BOARD. MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HONOR AND REMEMBER MAY NOT REALIZE THE FULL BREADTH OF WHAT WE DO WITH SO FEW RESOURCES TO LEAVE A LASTING AND PERPETUAL LEGACY OF PUBLIC REMEMBRANCE. ADDITIONALLY, HONOR AND REMEMBER ENABLES CITIZENS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY HONORING FAMILIES AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS BASED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS UNWAVERING AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON WHAT THE LATEST RELEVANT HOT BUTTON MAY BE. FOR EXAMPLE, PTS SUICIDE HAS BECOME THE LATEST TOPIC TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION AND MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE COME INTO BEING TO TAKE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN AREA WE HAVE EMBRACED FROM OUR INCEPTION. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE VERY CLEAR AND CONCISE AND CAN BE ARTICULATED IN FOUR SIMPLE WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT, COMFORT. THESE CONCEPTS FORM THE BASIS FOR THE ENTIRE VISION AND ARE CORNERSTONES OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWELVE ALL-VOLUNTEER HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MISSION, AS WELL AS MANY VOLUNTEER "AMBASSADORS" WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARENESS AND PRESENTATION PROCESS. EVERY DAY IS SPENT DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FURTHER DEVELOP A BROADER NATIONAL SCOPE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL AREAS. ESTABLISH - ONE NEW STATE, VERMONT, HAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS AN OFFICIAL SYMBOL IN 2018, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 24. SEVERAL STATES WERE IN POSITION TO ADOPT, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. UNFORTUNATELY, ADOPTION EFFORTS IN THOSE STATES HAVE BEEN DELAYED. MORE STATES ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION FOR 2019 SESSIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL 50 ARE IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE DISPLAYING THE FLAG AND SUPPORTING THE MISSION. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS STILL CONGRESSIONAL ADOPTION AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE WILL EVENTUALLY EMBRACE THE FLAG. IN ADDITION, WE ARE CONTINUALLY PURSUING AND RECEIVING ENDORSEMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, PROMOTING THE FLAG'S IDENTITY EVERYWHERE. WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE TRADITION THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A REPORTED MILITARY CASUALTY, HR FLAGS ARE FLOWN EVERYWHERE IN TRIBUTE. EDUCATE - WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN LATELY TO THESE FAMILIES THROUGH PERIODIC POLITICAL NEWS. EDUCATION IS KEY TO BRINGING ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CHANGE MINDSETS AND BRING NEEDED RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE PRICE OF OUR LIBERTY. MUCH OF THE EDUCATION COMES FROM FLAG PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATION AND COMPANIES DEDICATED TO FLYING THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AND SHARING THE MESSAGE. RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH NASCAR, SARGENTO, GEICO, SPARTANNASH, LIBERTY TAX AND OTHERS. OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE OCCUR AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SUCH AS SETTING UP LITERATURE AND PRODUCT TABLES, SPEAKING AT MAJOR VENUES, DOING INTERVIEWS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, ETC. ALL HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT. ALSO, CREATING SPECIFIC EVENTS, SUCH AS ORGANIZED RUNS, BANQUETS, CONCERTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HELP TO RAISE BOTH AWARENESS AND MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PART OF WHAT WE DO. SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION INCLUDE THE NASCAR CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL WEEKEND, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONTH OF MAY AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH AND SIGNAGE ON MORE THAN 2000 NATIONWIDE SPARTANNASH TRANSPORT TRUCKS. SINCE THE START OF 2018, WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN AND THIRD NEW YORK RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS. PRESENT - WITH EDUCATION COMES AWARENESS AND WITH AWARENESS WE ARE ABLE TO REACH GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. ONE SIGNIFICANT MISSION OBJECTIVE IS THE PRESENTATION OF ONE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG TO EVERY FAMILY OF A MILITARY FALLEN HERO. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS INTENDED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL MAN OR WOMEN WHO LOST HIS OR HER LIFE FOR AMERICA. SINCE THE WAR ON TERROR BEGAN WE HAVE SUFFERED NEARLY SEVEN THOUSAND MILITARY CASUALTIES, NOT INCLUDING HEALTH-RELATED DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS. THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION HAS PRESENTED 3116 PERSONALIZED FLAGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. CURRENTLY, WE ARE RESPONDING TO OUR GROWING REQUEST LIST BY ACCOMPLISHING AN AVERAGE OF ONE PRESENTATION PER DAY. STILL IT IS NOT ENOUGH. SOME FAMILIES WHO HAVE REQUESTED PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS WHO DO NOT YET KNOW WE EXIST. OUR MANDATE INCLUDES EVERY GENERATION OF HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE START OF 2018, 390 PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PRESENT, HOWEVER 419 NEW FLAG REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BRINGING THE CURRENT WAITING TOTAL TO ABOUT 800. NEARLY EVERY DAY AT LEAST ONE NEW REQUEST IS RECEIVED. COMFORT - PRESENTING THE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP WE SEEK TO BUILD WITH EACH RECIPIENT FAMILY. COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE MISSION TO RECOGNIZE OTHER WOUNDED FAMILIES PROMOTES EMOTIONAL HEALING AND BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ALL FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO AMERICA. OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COMFORT HAVE INCLUDED HOSTING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AT ANNUAL BANQUETS, ORGANIZED RUNNING EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES, SUCH AS NASCAR, MLB, CONCERTS AND MORE. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER VIABLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER AN ATMOSPHERE OF HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, HEALING AND COMFORT. MAJOR EFFORT THIS YEAR WAS PLACED ON OUR 2018 NATIONAL RUN. THIS SHORT BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS JUST A SAMPLING OF ALL THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING 2018, OUR BEST YEAR SO FAR MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOALS. THANKS TO THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR VERY SMALL STAFF, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER TEAM MEMBERS OF STATE CHAPTERS AND FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CONTINUE TO GROW. IN ORDER FOR THE WORK OF HONOR AND REMEMBER TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, WE NEED MORE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. MORE STATE CHAPTERS ARE VITAL TO OUR FUTURE, AS ARE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE WILLING TO CARRY THE VISION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FLAG SPONSORS ARE IMPORTANT TO ENABLING US TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF FAMILIES YET TO BE REACHED. WE ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERS FOR THE SUPPORT AND BELIEF IN BUILDING THIS LEGACY FOR OUR NATION AND LEAVING THIS PERMANENT GIFT FOR ALL GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. PLEASE CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BECOME EVEN MORE ACTIVE IN THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MISSION. THIS YEAR'S AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN WAS OUR FIVE-MONTH COMMITMENT TO REACH OUR BROADEST AUDIENCE YET. OUR GOAL WAS TO CREATE A TRIBUTE TRAIL UNLIKE ANYTHING IN OUR NATION BY BRINGING HONOR TO EVERY SINGLE FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER BY NAME SINCE THE USS COLE, OCTOBER 12, 2000 AND AND RECOGNIZING THEIR GOLD STAR FAMILIES. TRAVELING THROUGH 19 STATES OVER 120 DAYS, COVERING NEARLY 6,000 MILES, WE WERE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TOUCH THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WITH OUR REMEMBRANCE MESSAGE, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN EACH COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES TO MEET US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS WE HONORED THEIR HERO. THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES AND MEMORIES THAT WERE BUILT ON THIS JOURNEY, OPENING DOZENS OF DOORS WITH POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL NEW STATE CHAPTERS AND ADDITIONAL STATE RUNS. WE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE AND WIDESPREAD IMPRESSION OF OUR MISSION IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOUSANDS. DURING AMERICA'S RUN WE WERE CONTACTED BY AN ORGANIZATION IN UKRAINE WHO WANTED TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RUN FOR THE FALLEN AND FOLLOW SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE ARE ESTABLISHING TO HONOR FAMILIES. HOSTED BY THE US EMBASSY, I WAS ABLE TO BRING OUR VISION TO A HURTING NATION WHOSE FAMILIES ARE GRIEVING WITH THE SAME INTENSITY AS OUR OWN. WE CLOSED OUT OUR YEAR WITH THE NINTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING. WITH MORE THAN 300 FAMILY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES OF FALLEN MILITARY REGARDLESS OF GENERATION. IT IS A FIRST CLASS EVENING WITH ENTERTAINMENT, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AND IT IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. NEXT 6-12 MONTH-PLUS OPPORTUNITIES: 1.TENTH ANNUAL BANQUET, VIRGINIA BEACH - DEC 8TH 2.RUN FOR THE FALLEN STATE RUNS - 10 POTENTIAL 3.SEVENTH ANNUAL STATE CHAPTERS' CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, VIRGINIA BEACH. 4.NASCAR GOLD STAR FAMILY INITIATIVE AND CHAMPIONSHIDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,293TotalAmt
Program Services$2,255ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,749TotalAmt
Program Services$1,749ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
EVENTS$223,131$223,131
FLAGS FOR FALLEN SERVICE$144,386$144,386
TELEPHONE$4,220$4,220
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$1,356$1,356

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$785TotalAmt
Program Services$785ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$640,386TotalAmt
Program Services$593,146ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,057FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$284,467BOYAmt
EOY$352,422EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320BOYAmt
EOY$2,820EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,220BOYAmt
EOY$43,400EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$27,989LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$26,606LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,643BOYAmt
EOY$1,383EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,371BOYAmt
EOY$69,607EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$375,021BOYAmt
EOY$469,632EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,369BOYAmt
EOY$10,313EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,184BOYAmt
EOY$30,933EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$106,162BOYAmt
EOY$116,862EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$148,715BOYAmt
EOY$158,108EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$163,191BOYAmt
EOY$241,467EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,115BOYAmt
EOY$70,057EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$226,306BOYAmt
EOY$311,524EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$375,021BOYAmt
EOY$469,632EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$86,982ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,764NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$172,825CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$209,284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$330,451CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$309,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$400,891CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,423,146TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$172,825CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$209,284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$330,451CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$309,695CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$400,891CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,423,146TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,423,146PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,147CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,121CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,154TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$10,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,453,300TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$648,220GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.97930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation10,000ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,989OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$26,606DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,383BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,383TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED SALARIESDesc
Amt$116,862Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$116,862TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$725,604TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,764NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,764RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$727,368RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$727,368TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$640,386TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$640,386ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$640,386TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XLIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE: THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE- LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILINGS WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT ITS INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE AFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES, OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2018.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIIITHE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) FOR 2018, 2017, 2016, AND 2015 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1OTHER FUNDRAISIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$23,221GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$23,221CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,205OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$23,221GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$23,221CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,205OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$15,205DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$15,205NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$137,776NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONIN KEEPING WITH OUR MISSION AND PRIMARY GOALS, WE CONTINUE TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THIS NATION WITH THE MESSAGE OF PERPETUALLY RECOGNIZING OUR MILITARY FALLEN HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR OBJECTIVES CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN FOUR WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT AND COMFORT. IN THIS REPORT YOU WILL READ ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EACH OF THESE AREAS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ASUMMARY REPORT 2018 THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE ON THE MINDSET OF OUR NATION AND OUR WORLD. MANY OF YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US FROM OUR INCEPTION AND WATCHED OUR IMPACT GROW, WHILE OTHERS OF YOU HAVE RECENTLY COME ON BOARD. MANY OF THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH HONOR AND REMEMBER MAY NOT REALIZE THE FULL BREADTH OF WHAT WE DO WITH SO FEW RESOURCES TO LEAVE A LASTING AND PERPETUAL LEGACY OF PUBLIC REMEMBRANCE. ADDITIONALLY, HONOR AND REMEMBER ENABLES CITIZENS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE BY HONORING FAMILIES AND MAKING PRESENTATIONS BASED IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. OUR MISSION IS UNWAVERING AND DOES NOT DEPEND ON WHAT THE LATEST RELEVANT HOT BUTTON MAY BE. FOR EXAMPLE, PTS SUICIDE HAS BECOME THE LATEST TOPIC TO RECEIVE NATIONAL ATTENTION AND MANY ORGANIZATIONS HAVE COME INTO BEING TO TAKE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN AREA WE HAVE EMBRACED FROM OUR INCEPTION. OUR ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ARE VERY CLEAR AND CONCISE AND CAN BE ARTICULATED IN FOUR SIMPLE WORDS: ESTABLISH, EDUCATE, PRESENT, COMFORT. THESE CONCEPTS FORM THE BASIS FOR THE ENTIRE VISION AND ARE CORNERSTONES OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWELVE ALL-VOLUNTEER HONOR AND REMEMBER STATE CHAPTERS THAT ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MISSION, AS WELL AS MANY VOLUNTEER "AMBASSADORS" WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE AWARENESS AND PRESENTATION PROCESS. EVERY DAY IS SPENT DILIGENTLY WORKING TO FURTHER DEVELOP A BROADER NATIONAL SCOPE IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITICAL AREAS. ESTABLISH - ONE NEW STATE, VERMONT, HAS OFFICIALLY ADOPTED THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AS AN OFFICIAL SYMBOL IN 2018, BRINGING OUR TOTAL TO 24. SEVERAL STATES WERE IN POSITION TO ADOPT, INCLUDING KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS. UNFORTUNATELY, ADOPTION EFFORTS IN THOSE STATES HAVE BEEN DELAYED. MORE STATES ARE CONSIDERING LEGISLATION FOR 2019 SESSIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ALL 50 ARE IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE DISPLAYING THE FLAG AND SUPPORTING THE MISSION. OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS STILL CONGRESSIONAL ADOPTION AND WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT OUR NATIONAL LEGISLATURE WILL EVENTUALLY EMBRACE THE FLAG. IN ADDITION, WE ARE CONTINUALLY PURSUING AND RECEIVING ENDORSEMENTS FROM INDIVIDUAL MUNICIPALITIES, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND CORPORATIONS, PROMOTING THE FLAG'S IDENTITY EVERYWHERE. WE ARE WORKING TO ESTABLISH THE TRADITION THAT EVERY TIME THERE IS A REPORTED MILITARY CASUALTY, HR FLAGS ARE FLOWN EVERYWHERE IN TRIBUTE. EDUCATE - WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE AMERICANS ON WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER. MUCH ATTENTION HAS BEEN GIVEN LATELY TO THESE FAMILIES THROUGH PERIODIC POLITICAL NEWS. EDUCATION IS KEY TO BRINGING ABOUT AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CHANGE MINDSETS AND BRING NEEDED RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE PRICE OF OUR LIBERTY. MUCH OF THE EDUCATION COMES FROM FLAG PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATION AND COMPANIES DEDICATED TO FLYING THE HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG AND SHARING THE MESSAGE. RELATIONSHIPS CONTINUE TO GROW WITH NASCAR, SARGENTO, GEICO, SPARTANNASH, LIBERTY TAX AND OTHERS. OPPORTUNITIES TO EDUCATE OCCUR AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVEL. ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS SUCH AS SETTING UP LITERATURE AND PRODUCT TABLES, SPEAKING AT MAJOR VENUES, DOING INTERVIEWS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION, ETC. ALL HELP TO GET THE WORD OUT. ALSO, CREATING SPECIFIC EVENTS, SUCH AS ORGANIZED RUNS, BANQUETS, CONCERTS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HELP TO RAISE BOTH AWARENESS AND MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE WORK. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PART OF WHAT WE DO. SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVES FOR EDUCATION INCLUDE THE NASCAR CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL WEEKEND, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONTH OF MAY AS HONOR AND REMEMBER MONTH AND SIGNAGE ON MORE THAN 2000 NATIONWIDE SPARTANNASH TRANSPORT TRUCKS. SINCE THE START OF 2018, WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE NATIONAL AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN AND THIRD NEW YORK RUN FOR THE FALLEN EVENTS. PRESENT - WITH EDUCATION COMES AWARENESS AND WITH AWARENESS WE ARE ABLE TO REACH GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES OF THE FALLEN. ONE SIGNIFICANT MISSION OBJECTIVE IS THE PRESENTATION OF ONE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG TO EVERY FAMILY OF A MILITARY FALLEN HERO. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS INTENDED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL MAN OR WOMEN WHO LOST HIS OR HER LIFE FOR AMERICA. SINCE THE WAR ON TERROR BEGAN WE HAVE SUFFERED NEARLY SEVEN THOUSAND MILITARY CASUALTIES, NOT INCLUDING HEALTH-RELATED DEATHS OR ACCIDENTS. THE HONOR AND REMEMBER ORGANIZATION HAS PRESENTED 3116 PERSONALIZED FLAGS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. CURRENTLY, WE ARE RESPONDING TO OUR GROWING REQUEST LIST BY ACCOMPLISHING AN AVERAGE OF ONE PRESENTATION PER DAY. STILL IT IS NOT ENOUGH. SOME FAMILIES WHO HAVE REQUESTED PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AND WE CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS WHO DO NOT YET KNOW WE EXIST. OUR MANDATE INCLUDES EVERY GENERATION OF HEROES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SINCE THE START OF 2018, 390 PERSONALIZED FLAGS HAVE BEEN MADE TO PRESENT, HOWEVER 419 NEW FLAG REQUESTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, BRINGING THE CURRENT WAITING TOTAL TO ABOUT 800. NEARLY EVERY DAY AT LEAST ONE NEW REQUEST IS RECEIVED. COMFORT - PRESENTING THE PERSONALIZED HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A RELATIONSHIP WE SEEK TO BUILD WITH EACH RECIPIENT FAMILY. COMMUNICATING WITH THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS AND ENGAGING THEM IN THE MISSION TO RECOGNIZE OTHER WOUNDED FAMILIES PROMOTES EMOTIONAL HEALING AND BUILDS A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ALL FAMILIES WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH TO AMERICA. OUR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COMFORT HAVE INCLUDED HOSTING HUNDREDS OF INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES AT ANNUAL BANQUETS, ORGANIZED RUNNING EVENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES, SUCH AS NASCAR, MLB, CONCERTS AND MORE. WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR OTHER VIABLE PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER AN ATMOSPHERE OF HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, HEALING AND COMFORT. MAJOR EFFORT THIS YEAR WAS PLACED ON OUR 2018 NATIONAL RUN. THIS SHORT BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS JUST A SAMPLING OF ALL THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. WE HAVE HAD AN AMAZING 2018, OUR BEST YEAR SO FAR MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARD OUR GOALS. THANKS TO THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF OUR VERY SMALL STAFF, THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEER TEAM MEMBERS OF STATE CHAPTERS AND FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CONTINUE TO GROW. IN ORDER FOR THE WORK OF HONOR AND REMEMBER TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND, WE NEED MORE MANPOWER AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES. MORE STATE CHAPTERS ARE VITAL TO OUR FUTURE, AS ARE AMBASSADORS WHO ARE WILLING TO CARRY THE VISION TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, FLAG SPONSORS ARE IMPORTANT TO ENABLING US TO RECOGNIZE THE TREMENDOUS NUMBER OF FAMILIES YET TO BE REACHED. WE ARE EXTREMELY APPRECIATIVE TO INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERS FOR THE SUPPORT AND BELIEF IN BUILDING THIS LEGACY FOR OUR NATION AND LEAVING THIS PERMANENT GIFT FOR ALL GOLD STAR FAMILIES. THE VISIBILITY AND IMPACT IS BECOMING MORE EVIDENT. WE CAN ONLY CONTINUE TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH PERSISTENCE AND PERSEVERANCE. PLEASE CONSIDER HOW YOU CAN BECOME EVEN MORE ACTIVE IN THE HONOR AND REMEMBER MISSION. THIS YEAR'S AMERICA'S RUN FOR THE FALLEN WAS OUR FIVE-MONTH COMMITMENT TO REACH OUR BROADEST AUDIENCE YET. OUR GOAL WAS TO CREATE A TRIBUTE TRAIL UNLIKE ANYTHING IN OUR NATION BY BRINGING HONOR TO EVERY SINGLE FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER BY NAME SINCE THE USS COLE, OCTOBER 12, 2000 AND AND RECOGNIZING THEIR GOLD STAR FAMILIES. TRAVELING THROUGH 19 STATES OVER 120 DAYS, COVERING NEARLY 6,000 MILES, WE WERE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY TOUCH THOUSANDS OF CITIZENS WITH OUR REMEMBRANCE MESSAGE, NOT ONLY THROUGH THE INDIVIDUAL LIVES OF THE PEOPLE IN EACH COMMUNITY BUT ALSO THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILY MEMBERS WHO TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF MILES TO MEET US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS WE HONORED THEIR HERO. THERE ARE COUNTLESS STORIES AND MEMORIES THAT WERE BUILT ON THIS JOURNEY, OPENING DOZENS OF DOORS WITH POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL NEW STATE CHAPTERS AND ADDITIONAL STATE RUNS. WE LEFT AN INCREDIBLE AND WIDESPREAD IMPRESSION OF OUR MISSION IN THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THOUSANDS. DURING AMERICA'S RUN WE WERE CONTACTED BY AN ORGANIZATION IN UKRAINE WHO WANTED TO ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RUN FOR THE FALLEN AND FOLLOW SOME OF THE PROGRAMS WE ARE ESTABLISHING TO HONOR FAMILIES. HOSTED BY THE US EMBASSY, I WAS ABLE TO BRING OUR VISION TO A HURTING NATION WHOSE FAMILIES ARE GRIEVING WITH THE SAME INTENSITY AS OUR OWN. WE CLOSED OUT OUR YEAR WITH THE NINTH ANNUAL GOLD STAR FAMILY EVENING. WITH MORE THAN 300 FAMILY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE, THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL FAMILIES OF FALLEN MILITARY REGARDLESS OF GENERATION. IT IS A FIRST CLASS EVENING WITH ENTERTAINMENT, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS AND IT IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR THE FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. NEXT 6-12 MONTH-PLUS OPPORTUNITIES: 1.TENTH ANNUAL BANQUET, VIRGINIA BEACH - DEC 8TH 2.RUN FOR THE FALLEN STATE RUNS - 10 POTENTIAL 3.SEVENTH ANNUAL STATE CHAPTERS' CONFERENCE IN JANUARY, VIRGINIA BEACH. 4.NASCAR GOLD STAR FAMILY INITIATIVE AND CHAMPIONSHI
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2GEORGE LUTZ PATRICIA LUTZ CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHAIRMAN. THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CANNUALLY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15AIN SETTING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COMPARABILITY DATA USED AND INPUT FROM INDEPENDENT PERSONS. THE BYLAWS STATE HOW THE SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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