SENTINELS OF FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPFOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SENTINELS OF FREEDOM SCHOLARSHIPFOUNDATION (EIN 20-8139201)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-03
IRS object ID
202543079349303769
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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MissionSentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation (the Foundation) is a Colorado notprofit organization formed in 2007 for the purpose of assisting veterans who have suffered severe duty-related injuries resulting in permanent physical disability since September 11, 2001 in their efforts to become productive, self-sufficient, integrated members of their community, and to raise awareness of the sacrifice these veterans have made in order to motivate the local community to rally behind these young men and women and ensure their success. The Foundation develops a scholarship package for each sentinel that may include providing a home or an apartment adapted to the specific disabilities of the veteran, employment and employment training, reliable transportation, financial and career counseling, and mentoring.MissionDesc
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DescSentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation (the Foundation) is a Colorado not-for-profit organization which was formed and commenced its operations in January 2007 for the purpose of assisting veterans who have suffered severe duty-related injuries resulting in permanent physical disability since September 11, 2001. The assistance is intended to enable these veterans to become productive, self-sufficient, integrated members of their community, and to raise awareness of the sacrifice these veterans have made in order to motivate the local community to rally behind these young men and women and ensure their success. The Foundation offers a scholarship package for each sentinel that may include providing a home or an apartment adapted to the specific disabilities of the veteran, employment and employment training, reliable transportation, financial and career counseling, and mentoring.We had 52 Sentinels in the program at the end of 2024 and maintained a 89% success rating for graduations.Desc
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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$1,492,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,450,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$778,703CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$757,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,093,096CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,573,253TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,492,646CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,450,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$778,703CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$757,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,093,096CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,573,253TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,124,372SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,448,881PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$68,071CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,902CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,787CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,204CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,385CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,349TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,608CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$11,131CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$66,739TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,770,341TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$18,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.70870PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIt is the policy of the Sentinels of Freedom Scholarship Foundation that no scholarship will be awarded unless the Foundation has the funds on hand to meet its financial commitments over the life of the scholarship period. Since the Foundation has awarded a large number of scholarships, a considerable amount of funds are held in bank and investment accounts to ensure that all commitments to scholarship recipients will be met.ExplanationTxt

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$169,951OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,995DepreciationAmt
Book Value$152,956BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,680OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,680DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$152,956TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descparcel of landDesc
Book Value$2,889,150BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,889,150TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,247,014TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$4,524NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$4,995DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$51,810OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$61,329RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,185,685RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,185,685TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,256,583TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$4,995DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$51,810OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$56,805ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,199,778ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,199,778TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation. However, income from activities not directly related to the tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. There was no tax on unrelated business income for the year ended December 31, 2024.Effective October 1, 2009, the Foundation adopted Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax guidance FASB ASC 740 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Accordingly, the Foundation recognizes the effect of income tax positions only when those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. The Foundation believes the adoption of this guidance had no material impact on the Foundations financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990Fundraising events (net) $51810
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SFundraising events (net) $51810

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Crab FeedEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$82,512GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$19,571CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$62,941GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,220RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$9,650FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$40,940OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$82,512GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$19,571CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$62,941GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$1,220RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$9,650FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$40,940OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$51,810DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$11,131NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Housing Assistance34$171,002
Living/Mentoring Support15$14,920
Graduation Grants38$86,656

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceAdditional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDecisions to award Sentinels of Freedom Scholarships (grants/assistance) are made by the Board of Directors of the Foundation and are recorded in board meeting minutes. The Board deliberation in awarding a scholarship involves a review of the application and other input and a discussion of candidate interviews. While the decision to award a scholarship is recorded, the details of the deliberation are not. The amounts of the scholarships are needs-based, with the amount varying as needs arise over the life of the scholarship. Scholarship grants are normally paid by the Foundation directly to property owners, vendors or others supporting the Sentinels over the life of the Scholarship.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael ConklinPersonNm
TitlePresident & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$153,039BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$153,039TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$18,659NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCompar. salesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$44,575NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTr. Reg. 20.2031-2MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe 990 is reviewed independently by the CEO and CFO as well as our bookkeeper comparing the information contained in the 990 to our records. The there is a final meeting and if no discrepancies are found the CEO signs the 990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThere is no formal method of monitoring, but our team and the board are very small and well known to each other. A conflict would be hard to conceal, and the consequence of a potential conflict not likely significant to the foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aSalaries are based on local federal wage rate surveys. Salaries are reviewed annually and change recommendations are presented to the CEO for approval. CEOs salary adjustments are discussed between the CFO and the Treasurer and approved by the treasurer. All salary changes are evaluated considering the funds that have been raised during the year. We have essentially frozen salaries for the last several years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Sentinels of Freedom will make its IRS Form 990, governing documents, financial statements and policies available for access/download from its organizational Internet web site. Copies will also be provided by mail to those who request a mailed copy.

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