2025-11-18T09:44:00-06:00 2025-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN 29 SOUTH MAIN STREET 4TH FLOOR WEST HARTFORD CT 06107 990 2024-07-01 461665232 SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND SAND 2033049780 5 COMMERCE ROAD 3489 NEWTOWN CT 06470 DAVID CONRAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2033049780 2025-11-13 1 0 MARY KAY CURTISS P01551484 8605614000 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARK BARDEN 5 COMMERCE ROAD 3489 NEWTOWN CT 06470 11522528 0 X WWW.ACTIONFUND.SANDYHOOKPROMISE.ORG X 2012 DE TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN THEIR SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. 13 11 18 5750 0 0 7456310 7106917 0 0 188146 247552 0 0 7644456 7354469 0 0 0 0 1911603 2249248 336562 601863 1852619 4845901 5474299 7094066 8325410 550390 -970941 6827418 5837259 342226 191863 6485192 5645396 X SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND (ACTION FUND) IS A 501(C)(4) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROTECTING ALL CHILDREN FROM GUN VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. ACTION FUND ADVANCES A HOLISTIC POLICY PLATFORM THAT PROMOTES GUN SAFETY, YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION. ACTION FUND WORKS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PASS NONPARTISAN LEGISLATION THROUGH INCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIPS, DIVERSE GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION. IT IS PART OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE, FOUNDED AND LED BY SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS WHOSE LOVED ONES WERE KILLED IN THE TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING AT SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON DECEMBER 14, 2012. 0 0 5947915 ACTION FUND WORKS AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT ADVANCES SCHOOL SAFETY, MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN SAFETY THROUGH NONPARTISAN PARTNERSHIPS, GRASSROOTS EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE ONLY NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION OF ITS KIND, ACTION FUND WRITES, INTRODUCES, AND INFLUENCES FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE RESEARCHING AND WRITING EFFECTIVE POLICY, EDUCATING LEGISLATORS AND CONSTITUENTS, AND LOBBYING FOR THE PASSAGE OF PRACTICAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CHILDREN. 5947915 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 13 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC ND OR PA RI SC TN VA WV WI X X DAVID CONRAD 2033049780 5 COMMERCE ROAD 3489 NEWTOWN CT 06470 NICOLE HOCKLEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4.00 36.00 X X 24296 230575 42949 MARK BARDEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 32.00 8.00 X X 202876 50765 10560 LAUREN LEVIN CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER 40.00 0.00 X 200615 0 7319 DAWN LYONS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 6.00 34.00 X 28585 168212 42637 DAVID CONRAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 4.00 36.00 X 20246 173682 47047 AURORA VASQUEZ VP, STATE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT 40.00 0.00 X 163916 0 20518 ELIZABETH MURPHY VP, FEDERAL POLICY 40.00 0.00 X 150127 0 45678 LINDSEY LIESE SR. VP, PEOPLE 3.00 37.00 X 11858 153716 27833 ROBERT JACOBS VP, TECHNOLOGY 3.00 37.00 X 9017 141272 26286 JOHN GREBLICK CONTROLLER 5.00 35.00 X 16723 126049 21203 MATTHEW BENNETT BOARD - CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 COLLEEN BARRY BOARD - VICE CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH CASSIDY BOARD - TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SONYA ANDERSON BOARD - SECRETARY 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SHERLACH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY MILES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL NUTTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FREEMAN-WILSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER P HECKLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD LEHRMAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHETHAN SATHYA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE BARDEN BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 10/07/24) 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 JILLIAN PETERSON BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 02/15/25) 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WILLNER BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 06/03/25) 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 828259 1044271 292030 4 0 1 0 MISSIONWIRED PO BOX 959819 ST LOUIS MO 63195 MARKETING AND ADVERTISING 1126863 CENTER ROAD SOLUTIONS 7232 STAGECOACH TRAIL VALLEY CITY OH 44280 LOBBYING ACTIVITIES 260442 2 7106917 25337 7106917 216100 216100 4199511 4168059 31452 31452 31452 7354469 0 0 247552 X 543007 378524 148072 16411 1241031 978778 231933 30320 40050 34116 5934 268671 207864 51610 9197 156489 124072 28842 3575 158 158 29361 7571 21790 694373 694373 601863 601863 24924 23324 1600 1219829 1219331 498 2579080 1855927 723153 628197 138913 21281 468003 142622 133718 8904 49165 46008 3157 81751 81005 649 97 6972 6524 448 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT 17867 17867 8325410 5947915 524876 1852619 X 4015203 2690186 0 1325017 250000 250000 3469749 2375057 28930 23380 2811768 2895469 266971 293353 6827418 5837259 118387 152189 223839 39674 342226 191863 X 6485192 5607674 37722 6485192 5645396 6827418 5837259 -970941 131145 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3358585 275890 24924 3609551 3148078 226010 15503 3358585 908815 2100000 149558 10295 3148078 1000000 -88205 2980 908815 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 0 ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS 293353 F 293353 DUE TO RELATED PARTY 39674 39674 7569441 131145 108751 239896 7329545 24924 24924 7354469 8409237 108751 108751 8300486 24924 24924 8325410 PART V, LINE 4: ACTION FUND'S QUASI-ENDOWMENT INCLUDES FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS FOR GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES. X X X X X 1 MISSIONWIRED PO BOX 959819 ST LOUIS MO 63195 ADVERTISING/EMAIL 0 0 404652 -404652 TATANGO INC 660 STEWART ST STE 400 SEATTLE WA 98101 ADVERTISING/SMS-TEXT 0 0 197211 -197211 601863 -601863 AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY DC PR X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NICOLE HOCKLEY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 24296 230575 0 0 0 0 0 0 4094 38855 28390 269430 0 0 MARK BARDEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 202876 50765 0 0 0 0 0 0 8446 2114 211322 52879 0 0 LAUREN LEVIN CHIEF ADVOCACY OFFICER 200615 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7319 0 207934 0 0 0 DAWN LYONS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 28585 168212 0 0 0 0 0 0 6193 36444 34778 204656 0 0 DAVID CONRAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 20246 173682 0 0 0 0 0 0 4912 42135 25158 215817 0 0 AURORA VASQUEZ VP, STATE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT 163916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20518 0 184434 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MURPHY VP, FEDERAL POLICY 150127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45678 0 195805 0 0 0 LINDSEY LIESE SR. VP, PEOPLE 11858 153716 0 0 0 0 0 0 1993 25840 13851 179556 0 0 ROBERT JACOBS VP, TECHNOLOGY 9017 141272 0 0 0 0 0 0 1577 24709 10594 165981 0 0 JOHN GREBLICK CONTROLLER 16723 126049 0 0 0 0 0 0 2484 18719 19207 144768 0 0 X 1 25337 AVG. MARKET PRICE 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK BARDEN AND JACKIE BARDEN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS TO REQUIRE A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD PRESENT TO CONSTITUTE A QUORUM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B KEY TAKEAWAYS OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE SUPPLIED WITH A FULL PACKAGE CONTAINING THE CURRENT AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND AUDITOR'S GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL COMMUNICATIONS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PRIOR TO ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD FOR POTENTIAL ISSUES AND ADDRESSED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. ACTION FUND'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED WITHIN ITS EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE READ THE HANDBOOK AND THAT THEY AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL POLICIES CONTAINED THEREIN. ACTION FUND RESERVES THE RIGHT, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSFER, REASSIGNMENT OR TERMINATION OF THE INVOLVED TEAMMATES IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACTUAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR AN APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES IS BASED UPON MARKET RESEARCH AND SURVEY DATA FOR NON-PROFITS OF A SIMILAR BUDGET SIZE. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY ACTION FUND'S BOARD. SALARIES ARE BENCHMARKED AGAINST INDEPENDENT SALARY SURVEYS AND ARE UPDATED EVERY TWO YEARS. SALARIES ARE BANDED BY LEVEL AND BY STEP TO DETERMINE SALARY RANGES. THE SR. VP OF PEOPLE PREPARES A SPREADSHEET OF THOSE SALARY RANGES AND SHARE THE SPREADSHEET WITH CO-CEO'S AND CFO TO SUBSTANTIATE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS AND TO RECEIVE THEIR APPROVAL. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025 BUT THE LAST BENCHMARK WAS PERFORMED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A FORM 1023. THE ORGANIZATION HAS SELF-IDENTIFIED AS A 501(C)(4). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL CONTROL DOCUMENTS SUCH AS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND ORGANIZING RESOLUTIONS WERE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO ANYONE INTERESTED THROUGH THE OFFICES OF ACTION FUND. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC VIA SANDY HOOK PROMISE ACTION FUND'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ADVERTISING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 793,006. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 793,006. RECRUITMENT & OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 283,573. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 498. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 284,071. COPYWRITING / PRODUCTION SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 85,252. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 85,252. PUBLIC RELATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 30,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,000. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 27,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 27,500. SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION 5 COMMERCE ROAD 3489 NEWTOWN CT 06470 461657101 SEE PART VII DE 501(C)(3) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION N 108000 FAIR MARKET VALUE SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION O 330237 FAIR MARKET VALUE SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION Q 6895888 FAIR MARKET VALUE PART II: PRIMARY ACTIVITY THE MISSION OF SANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) IS TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER YOUTH AND ADULTS TO PREVENT VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR EVIDENCE INFORMED "KNOW THE SIGNS" PROGRAMS, WE TEACH YOUTH AND ADULTS TO RECOGNIZE, INTERVENE, AND GET HELP FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE AT RISK OF HURTING THEMSELVES OR OTHERS. ALL FOUNDATION PROGRAM OFFERINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS OFTEN AT NO COST.