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Front Line Foundations of North America Inc

EIN 85-1189784 · Bellows Falls, VT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair54 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDES CULTURALLY-COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS THAT REFORGES THE CRITICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN THE MIND AND THE HEART. WE PROVIDE SKILLS-BASED MINDFULNESS EDUCATION AND TREATMENT FOR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS. WE HAVE DEVELOPED A HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, USING ANCIENT PRACTICES SUCH AS MEDITATIVE MOVEMENT, BREATHWORK, MEDITATION, AND TIME IN NATURE. WE HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED A STRONG PEER SUPPORT NETWORK OF ALUMNI WHO HAVE ATTENDED OUR FIVE-DAY MINDFULNESS PROGRAM.

Income
$134,934
Spending
$141,205
Reserves
1.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 69%
Highest pay
$27,267, director

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: 54 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (mental health, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% 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 (4)
  1. $10,368 spent. OUR SECOND FALL RETREAT WAS FACILITATED BY FRONT LINE FOUNDATIONS, A NON-PROFIT MINDFULNESS PROGRAM FOR VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS IN SOUTHERN VERMONT. IS IT OUR GOAL TO PROVIDE RETREATS TO VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AT SILVER BAY YMCA IN NEW YORK STATE, FREE OF CHARGE AND ATTENDED BY EIGHT PEOPLE. THE SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF THIS POPULATION IS OFTEN OVERLOOKED. A RETREAT FORMAT SUPPORTED DEEP CONNECTION AND HEALING AMONG OUR PARTICIPANTS. DEVELOPED AROUND THE ANCIENT ART OF STORY-TELLING, OUR FIRST FALL RETREAT IN NOVEMBER 2023 ALLOWED FOR A DEEPLY POWERFUL AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE AND ALLOWED PARTICIPANTS TO PROCESS THEIR GRIEF TOGETHER.
  2. $9,770 spent. CONDUCTED 9 IN-SERVICE TRAINING SESSIONS. PROVIDED ON-SITE EDUCATION REGARDING THE EFFECTS OF REPEATED EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA WHILE ON THE JOB AS A FIRST RESPONDER. TO TEACH, DEMONSTRATE, AND PRACTICE SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE RESILIENCY SKILLS THAT WILL IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE AND JOB SATISFACTION.
  3. $27,688 spent. HELD 9 MINDFULNES EDUCATION PROGRAM SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR FIVE-DAY MINDFULNESS AND RESILIENCY SKILLS EDUCATION PROGRAM TAKES PLACE AT OUR LOCATION IN BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT. IT IS A PEER-SUPPORTED OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT TAKES PLACE IN A CLASSROOM SETTING. THE MINDFULNESS SKILLS THAT WE PRACTICE DURING THE PROGRAM HELP TO REDUCE ANXIETY, BUILD INTERNAL RESILIENCY, AND ALLOW THE BODY TO REGULATE ITSELF NATURALLY.
  4. $93,541 spent. Counselling Sessions

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

  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 2024.

    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 April 2021.

    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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