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Wallace Barnett Jr Cism Memorial Foundation

EIN 81-3738865 · Firth, NE

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THIS NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION IS NAMED AFTER A MAN WHO DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO PROTECTING AND SERVING THE PUBLIC IN THE FIRE SERVICE, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO SERVED THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ALL FIRST RESPONDERS. IT WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZED TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NEBRASKA CRITICAL INCIDENT STREE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, TO ENHANCE THE PROVISION OF COMPETENT, EFFECTIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND TIMELY SERVICES TO NEBRASKA'S FIRST RESPONDERS. RESEARCH HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT MANY FIRST RESPONDERS SACRIFICE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, AND IN DOING SO OFTEN EXPERIENCE UNDUE STRESS, TRAUMA, AND DISRUPTION OF BOTH THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES TO THE EXTENT THAT THERE IS SERIUOS RISK TO THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE PUBLIC WELFARE. IT IS HOPED THAT THE SUPPORT FROM THIS FOUNDATION MAY IN SOME SMALL MEASURE REPAY ALL THAT HAS BEEN SO FREELY GIVEN.

Income
$30,615
Spending
$21,942
Reserves
17.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (2)
  1. $20,667 spent. HELD CONFERENCE FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NEBRASKA CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
  2. $376 spent. HELD CONFERENCE FOR THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE NEBRASKA CRITIAL INCIDENT STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 September 7, 2026.

  2. 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 September 30, 2026.

  3. 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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 7, 2026.

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