National Emergency Responder Assistance Program Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ERAP IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO EXPERIENCED PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA FOLLOWING CRITICAL INCIDENTS.
- Income
- $160,047
- Spending
- $216,625
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $54,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 35% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 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 (2)
- $154,527 spent. ERAP RECOGNIZES THAT CRITICAL INCIDENTS MAY LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT STRESS WHICH POTENTIALLY MANIFEST ITSELF IN DETERIORATING JOB PERFORMANCE, FAMILY BREAKDOWNS, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, AND SUICIDES. ERAP IS COMMITTED TO SERVING EMERGENCY RESPONDERS WHO ARAE IN CRISIS AS A RESULT OF EXPERIENCING A CRITICAL INCIDENT. ERPA UNDERWRITES TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE IN STRUCTURED, INTENSIVE, THREE DAY SEMINAR ENVIRONMENT (EMERGENCY RESPONDERS CRITICAL INCIDENT SEMINAR, ERCIS). ERAP'S HOLISTIC APPROACH ACKNOWLEDGES THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY IN THE POST-CRITICAL INCIDENT HEALING PROCESS, PEER SUPPORT IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THE SEMINAR. OUR SEMINARS ARE NOT SPECIFIC TO OFFICERS AS IT INCLUDES: LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTERS, 911 CALL TAKERS/DISPATCHERS, EMS, CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS, MEDICAL EXAMINERS, AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS. 144 PARTICIAPNTS IN 2022 111 PARTICIPANT ROOMS 95 STAFF MEMBERS 95 STAFF ROOMS 239 TOTAL FED 56 DIFFERENT AGENCIES
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Source: Form 990EZ 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 2019.
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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