EIN 92-0152268

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
122
Year formed
1994
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
TAPS provides ongoing emotional help, hope, and healing to all who are grieving the death of a loved one in military service to America, regardless of relationship to the deceased, geography, or circumstance of the death.
Total revenues
$15,082,753
2022
Total expenses
$15,690,732
2022
Total assets
$10,721,930
2022
Num. employees
122
2022

Program areas at TAPS

Taps survivor programs: taps survivor programs create safe spaces for military Survivors to build community, connect with experts, gain healthy coping tools, increase overall well-being and self-confidence, and experience hope for life after loss. In 2022, taps hosted more than 1,000 events for Survivors of all ages and at all places in their journey through grief. Taps programs, including seminars, camps, care groups, taps togethers, youth programs, a young adult Program, women's empowerment, a men's Program, taps outdoors, and sports and entertainment, are designed and implemented from evidence- and research-based practices for supporting the sudden, unexpected, and traumatically bereaved across generations. In-person and virtual taps programs are held across the country, throughout the year to meet Survivors where they are geographically and emotionally. We ensure that taps' compassionate care and peer support is never out of reach for any survivor of military loss. [care groups, taps togethers, youth programs, young adults Program, women's empowerment, men's Program, taps outdoors, sports and entertainment]
Taps national military survivor seminars: taps hosts two national events annually: the national military survivor seminar and good grief camp and the national military suicide survivor seminar and good grief camp. These two, multi-day events bring Survivors together with leading authorities on grief and trauma where they can learn coping skills and healthy grieving techniques. These events provide safe spaces for growth, the opportunity for Survivors to honor the lives and service of their loved ones, connections to a vital, long-term support network, and the foundation for healthy grieving and resilience for their future. The national military survivor seminar and good grief camp take place over memorial day weekend in Washington, d.c., and the national military suicide survivor seminar and good grief camp are held in the fall with carefully designed programming and expert speakers that address the specific grief a survivor of suicide loss might face. To reach as many military Survivors through the year, taps also hosts a series of regional seminars, taps togethers, care groups and other local events around the country that bring the hope, healing, and connection of the national military survivor seminar closer to home.
Taps was founded on the principle of peer-based emotional support Survivors helping Survivors heal. Through our survivor care team and 24/7 live-answer national military survivor helpline, we continue our 29-year legacy of serving Survivors of military loss with compassion and understanding that can only come from a team of peers. Our survivor care team is this team of military Survivors; they provide inclusive and professional peer-based emotional support to embrace, engage, and empower Survivors at every phase of their grief journey. Our helpline is answered any time, day or night, by a knowledgeable, empathetic peer who is ready to listen and connect Survivors to the services they seek. The support and resources taps provides to military Survivors are customized to meet the needs of each survivor. We ensure that they are: appropriate to the survivor'Survivors's age, phase of grief, manner of loss, and relationship to the deceased; effective guides for healthy grieving; and proven to enhance the survivor'Survivors's quality of life. In 2022, our helpline answered more than 17,867 calls from Survivors - each call is an opportunity to provide emotional support and connect Survivors to vital taps resources. Our casework team resolved more than 6,397 cases and connected military Survivors with more than $215 million in education benefits. [24/7 national military survivor helpline, survivor care team, peer mentors, resource kits, community resources, counseling connections, casework Assistance, education services]bereavement education and training: the taps institute for hope and healing empowers the bereaved and bridges the gap between experts and the bereaved through grief, resilience, and mental health and wellness education. In 2022, over 6,390 individuals registered for taps institute courses. A sought-after resource around the world, the institute features insightful programs and training delivered by experts in the field of grief, trauma, and suicide applicable to supporting Survivors across generations. Taps institute provides courses and continuing education to Survivors, social workers, nurses, funeral directors, casualty officers, chaplains, grief professionals, trauma counselors, and many others. Further, our unique Program design and delivery has solidified taps as a subject-matter expert for both national and international initiatives supporting the bereaved and suicide pre- and postvention initiatives. Taps has set the standard of design and implementation of peer-based emotional support for the sudden, unexpected, and traumatically bereaved, and we will continue to evolve our programs and services based on research, best practices, and the needs of the military survivor community.

Who funds Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
American Online Giving FoundationGeneral Support$2,112,433
The Skip Viragh FoundationTo Support Program That Offers Help for Those Grieving Death of Loved One in Armed Forces.$1,300,000
NFL FoundationSalute To Service$1,000,000
...and 76 more grants received totalling $8,549,572

Personnel at TAPS

NameTitleCompensation
Audri BeugelsdijkVice President , Survivor Services / Vice President , Survivor Care / Manager , Survivor Care Team$131,743
Diana HosfordVice President , Sports and Entertainment$123,031
Bonnie CarrollPresident$146,500
William SatherDirector of Finance$105,388
Scott RutterTreasurer$0
...and 4 more key personnel

Financials for TAPS

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$15,417,921
Program services$33,420
Investment income and dividends$51,995
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$153
Net rental income$24,154
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-547,471
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$93,655
Miscellaneous revenues$8,926
Total revenues$15,082,753

Form 990s for TAPS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-09990View PDF
2021-122022-11-15990View PDF
2020-122021-09-10990View PDF
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122020-01-16990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 11, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 2, 2024
Received grants
Identified 24 new grant, including a grant for $575,000 from New York Life Foundation
October 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 10 new grant, including a grant for $410,137 from Wheels for Wishes Animal Car Donation
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 59 new grant, including a grant for $2,112,433 from American Online Giving Foundation
July 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Mental health organizationsFamily service centersCharities
Issues
HealthMental health
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsPeer-to-peer fundraisingOperates internationallyNational levelReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringGala fundraisersFundraising races, competitions, and tournamentsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
3033 Wilson Blvd 300
Arlington, VA 22201
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
taps.org/ 
Phone
(202) 588-8277
Facebook page
TAPSorg 
Twitter profile
@tapsorg 
IRS details
EIN
92-0152268
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1994
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
F60: Counseling Support Groups
NAICS code, primary
624190: Individual and Family Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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