Trauma Resource Institute Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 62 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE TRI IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO TAKE PEOPLE FROM DESPAIR TO HOPE THROUGH SIMPLE SKILLS-BASED INTERVENTIONS BASED ON CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH ABOUT THE BRAIN AND TO EXPAND ACCESS TO BIOLOGICALLY BASED TREATMENTS BY TRAINING FRONTLINE SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND CLINICIANS TO BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 92%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $128,407, director of innovation
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 10% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 62 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.2 million spent. THE TRAUMA RESILIENCY MODEL TRM AND THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCY MODEL CRM ARE DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGY OF TRAUMATIC STRESS REACTIONS AND LEARN SPECIFIC SKILLS TO RETURN THE BODY MIND AND SPIRIT BACK TO BALANCE AFTER EXPERIENCING TRAUMATIC EVENTS. THESE SKILLS CAN AWAKEN THE HOPE THAT HAS FOR SOME BEEN LOST AFTER NATURAL AND HUMAN-MADE DISASTERS. TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE INC. IS COMMITTED TO EXPANDING RESILIENCY WORLDWIDE. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF TRAININGS AND PROJECTS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BOTH DOMESTICALLY IN THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY. IN CALENDAR 2024 TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 57 TRAININGS 40 CRM TRAININGS AND 17 TRM TRAININGS. IN TOTAL 1,387 INDIVIDUALS WERE TRAINED BY THE TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE IN CALENDAR 2024 ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT IS EVEN LARGER IN THAT IN THE CRM TEACHER TRAININGS WE CERTIFY CRM TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO TEACH THE CRM MODEL IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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