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GRIDIRON HEROES SPINAL CORD INJURY ORGANIZATION

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $105K · expenses $130K · assets $45K

EIN
43-1997648
Address
PO BOX 507, SCHERTZ, TX 78154-0507
Website
gridironheroes.org
NTEE code
P99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2003
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Mission

To provide Immediate and long term resourcing to individuals sustaining catastrophic spinal cord injuries associated with High School Footbal injuries

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Robert Canales Executive Director2015-2024 $0$53,022 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ron Booker (former) Chairman2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Surcie Thompson (former) Vice Chairman2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Patrick M Canales (former) Secretary2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Mery (former) Treasurer2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Terri Balderrama Booker (former) Director2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Chrystal Brown-Tatum (former) Director2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Dr Charles Kemble (former) Director2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1
Roberto D Valdez (former) Director2011-2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Canales Executive Director0 $0-- $01
2023 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Canales Executive Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Canales Executive Director0 $0-- $01
2021 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Canales Executive Director0 $30,022-- $30,0221
2020 · 1 person listed · 1 paid, $23K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Canales Executive Director0 $23,000-- $23,0001
2015 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ron Booker Chairman0 $0-- $01
Surcie Thompson Vice Chairman0 $0-- $01
Patrick M Canales Secretary0 $0-- $01
Eric Mery Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Terri Balderrama Booker Director0 $0-- $01
Chrystal Brown-Tatum Director0 $0-- $01
Dr Charles Kemble Director0 $0-- $01
Roberto D Valdez Director0 $0-- $01
Robert E Canales Executive Dir.0 $0-- $01
2014 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON BOOKER CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
SURCIE THOMPSON VICE-CHAIRMAN10 $0-$0 $01
PATRICK M CANALES SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
ERIC MERY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
TERRI BALDERRAMA BOOKER DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
CHRYSTAL BROWN-TATUM DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
DR CHARLES KEMBLE DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
ROBERTO D VALDEZ DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON BOOKER CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
SURCIE THOMPSON VICE-CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK M CANALES SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC MERY TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRI BALDERRAMA BOOKER DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
CHRYSTAL BROWN-TATUM DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DR CHARLES KEMBLE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTO D VALDEZ DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
2011 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
RON BOOKER CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
SURCIE THOMPSON VICE-CHAIRMAN10 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK M CANALES SECRETARY10 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC MERY TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
TERRI BALDERRAMA BOOKER DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
CHRYSTAL BROWN-TATUM DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DR CHARLES KEMBLE DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTO D VALDEZ DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$105,152$130,308 $44,589$44,589 $105,152- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$109,500$123,398 $69,745$69,745 $109,500- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$129,941$89,783 $83,643$83,643 $129,941- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,750$63,065 $43,485$43,485 $64,750- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,223$49,256 $41,800$41,800 $54,223- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,787$102,997 $21,772$21,772 $118,787- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$139,439$147,533 $5,982$5,982 $139,439- ---
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$219,488$257,975 $27,520$27,520 $276,393$0 $000
2011 · Form 990 period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$232,377$229,845 $66,007$66,007 $213,284$0 $000

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $129,920 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2012 2$49,000 2012$15,000
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SOUTHWEST OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION INC Public charity Exact 2022-2024 3$30,065 2024$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$16,000 2024$8,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017-2018 2$12,960 2018$6,383
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THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Organization” 2013 1$10,000 2013$10,000
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES I Public charity Exact 2015 1$6,395 2015$6,395
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JUNE JONES FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2014 1$5,000 2014$5,000
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DABOS ALL IN TEAM Public charity Exact 2020 1$500 2020$500
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $130,308 spent · pay $36,439 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $91,429 70.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $36,439 28.0%
Fees to independent contractors $2,440 1.9%
Total$130,308100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $123,398 spent · pay $40,857 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $80,741 65.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,857 33.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,800 1.5%
Total$123,398100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $89,783 spent · pay $28,692 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,091 68.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $28,692 32.0%
Total$89,783100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $63,065 spent · pay $625 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,418 51.4%
Fees to independent contractors $30,022 47.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $625 1.0%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $49,256 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,256 53.3%
Fees to independent contractors $23,000 46.7%
Total$49,256100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $102,997 spent · pay $0 · grants $15,691 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,389 59.6%
Fees to independent contractors $23,738 23.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $15,691 15.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,179 2.1%
Total$102,997100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $147,533 spent · pay $0 · grants $118,754 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $118,754 80.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,940 18.9%
Printing, publications, postage $839 0.6%
Total$147,533100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $257,975 spent · pay $0 · grants $121,480 · events $56,905
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $116,930$116,930-- 45.3%
Fees: management $93,339$70,005$23,334- 36.2%
Travel $29,811$29,811-- 11.6%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $6,459$6,459-- 2.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $4,550$4,550-- 1.8%
Office expenses $3,780$1,864$1,916- 1.5%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $1,765-$1,765- 0.7%
Insurance $1,341$1,341-- 0.5%
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Total$257,975100%

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2011 · Form 990 · $229,845 spent · pay $0 · grants $78,650 · events $60,546
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $116,222$63,769$31,885$20,568 50.6%
Grants to US individuals $78,650$78,650-- 34.2%
Travel $14,099$14,099-- 6.1%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,794$4,794-- 2.1%
Other (as described)MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT $4,381-$4,381- 1.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,938-$3,938- 1.7%
Office expenses $2,917-$2,917- 1.3%
Insurance $1,966-$1,966- 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $1,632-$1,632- 0.7%
Other (as described)POSTAGE AND MAILING $1,246-$1,246- 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$56,608reported apart
Total$229,845100%

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