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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1023437

PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC

Tax-exempt · CINCINNATI, OH 45203

Financials

$260K$280K2023$280K$320K2024$221K$271K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$220,767$271,212-$50,445$487,776$155,133$332,643
December 31, 2024990$280,259$319,791-$39,532$418,766$35,678$383,088
December 31, 2023990$260,247$279,979-$19,732$465,008$42,388$422,620
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$101,614
of which government grants
$54,739
Program service revenue
$106,811
Investment income
$12,342
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$56,900
Other salaries and wages
$58,326
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$124,174
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$11,181
Travel
$1,650
Depreciation
$1,191
Program services (functional)
$221,160
Management and general (functional)
$39,309
Fundraising (functional)
$10,743

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$418,766
Total assets, end of year
$487,776
Total liabilities, end of year
$155,133
Net assets, end of year
$332,643
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,940
Net assets without donor restrictions
$332,643
Gross receipts
$220,767
Employees
5
Volunteers
10
Year formed
1978
State of legal domicile
OH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BEVERLY J WARNOCKExecutive Dir.
Officer
45$56,900
JAMES GORSKITrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
BECKIE MILLERTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
COLLEEN FERNALD PETERSONTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
LORI KINGTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
CORNELIUS LEWISTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
CATHY FAMILATHETreasurer
Officer
2$0
LESLIE BOONEVice President
Officer
2$0
CONNIE SHEELYPresident
Officer
10$0
MARTHA LASHER-WARNERSecretary
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BEVERLY J WARNOCKExecutive Dir.
Officer
45$56,160
JAMES GORSKITrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
BECKIE MILLERTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
COLLEEN FERNALD PETERSONTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
LESLIE BOONETrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
CORNELIUS LEWISTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
HARLEY FELDMANTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
LORI KINGVice President
Officer
2$0
CATHY FAMILATHETreasurer
Officer
2$0
CONNIE SHEELYPresident
Officer
2$0
MARTHA LASHER-WARNERSecretary
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BEVERLY J WARNOCKExecutive Dir.
Officer
45$55,520
JAMES GORSKITrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
CAROLEE HILDENBRANDT-RESIGNEDTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
MARGARET KEROUACTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
BECKIE MILLERTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
COLLEEN FERNALD PETERSONTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
LESLIE BOONETrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
CORNELIUS LEWISTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
HARLEY FELDMANTrustee
Trustee or director
2$0
LORI KINGVice President
Officer
2$0
CATHY FAMILATHETreasurer
Officer
2$0
CONNIE SHEELYPresident
Officer
2$0
MARTHA LASHER-WARNERSecretary
Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
635 W 7TH ST STE 307, CINCINNATI, OH 45203-1548
Signed the 990
BEVERLY J WARNOCK, Executive Director
Phone
(513) 721-5683
Return prepared by
REGINA E RUTHVEN CPA

Mission

POMC makes the difference through on-going emotional support, education, prevention, advocacy, and awareness. POMCs vision is to provide support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder. POMC provides the on-going emotional support needed to help parents and other survivors facilitate the reconstruction of a "new life and to promote a healthy resolution. Not only does POMC help survivors deal with grief, but also helps with the criminal justice system.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • All Other Program Service Accomplishments - POMC offers support and friendship to distressed parents and other persons who have experienced the death by murder of a loved one and to foster their physical and emotional health. To provide information about the grieving process and about the criminal justice system as it pertains to survivors. Communicate with and provide information to interested professionals in the fields of mental health, social work, community services, law enforcement, criminal justice education, medicine, religion, law, funeral services, etc. about the problems faced by survivors. Educate society at large and foster awareness of problems faced by homicide survivors.
    Expenses $132,572 · revenue $306
  • National Conference Program - In 2025, hundreds of survivors gathered for the 39th Annual Parents of Murdered Children National Conference. The conference provided several workshops on traumatic grief, navigating the confusing maze of the judicial and investigative process. The POMC National Conference is specifically designed for families and friends of those who have died by violence.
    Expenses $87,005 · revenue $79,700
  • Grief Retreat Weekends - Started in 2017 for families to attend a weekend in a Cincinnati retreat area. POMC rents a house at which, over the course of the weekend, individuals spend time on grief writing exercises. These exercises allow families to begin to deal with their emotions, especially their anger and frustration. Individuals who have been traumatized by a murder in their family have a hard time finding a new normal without their loved one, and this weekend helps by giving them comfort and hope for their future.
    Expenses $1,405 · revenue $25
  • Second Opinion Services - The purpose of Second Opinion Services (S.O.S.) is to provide answers to questions and concerns regarding a death and subsequent investigation(s). Volunteer medical, law enforcement and investigative experts provide an independent objective viewpoint based on existing evidence and/or records submitted to POMC for review. Members of the S.O.S. evaluate materials, looking for evidence that needs to be followed up, findings that may have been misinterpreted, areas that need further investigation and inconsistencies or conflicting information. Although S.O.S. is not an investigative agency, its findings have caused many cases to be re-opened, provided valuable information and have solved several cold cases.
    Expenses $100 · revenue $700
  • The Murder Wall...Honoring Their Memories is a traveling tribute honoring the memory of all murdered loved ones. The growing Wall carries the names of murder victims on engraved, solid walnut plaques. Each plaque contains 120 names, dates of birth and dates of death. Up to 40 names are added each year.
    Expenses $78 · revenue $775
  • Parents Of Murdered Children, Inc.'s Parole Block Program strives to give survivors a sense of control, as well as a positive outlet for the anger, frustration and disillusionment with the criminal justice system. PBP allows them to participate in the parole process by attempting to keep murderers behind bars for their minimum sentence, thus protecting society from potential repeat offenders. Every day in the United States, convicted criminals are released back into society long before their sentence is ever served.
    revenue $336
  • National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims - Survivors and supporters across the country joined together the week of September 25, 2025, for POMC's 19th Annual National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims to remember their murdered loved ones. The National POMC website, for 24 hours, views the names of victims from across the country. On September 25th, we as a nation, state and community recognize the devastating impact of homicide on our families, friends and nation as a whole. The National Day of Remembrance is held each year on September 25th, the anniversary date of Lisa Hullingers death. Lisa was the 19-year-old daughter of Robert and Charlotte Hullinger, POMC founders. House Resolution 223 was introduced in an effort to get POMCs National Day of Remembrance proclaimed by Congress. The Resolution passed the House in May of 2007 and passed the Senate in October 2007.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-1023437
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1981
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
5044 (40 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$487,776
Income (IRS master file)
$220,767

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$220,767$271,212$487,776XML
990December 2024$280,259$319,791$418,766XML
990December 2023$260,247$279,979$465,008XML
990December 2022$254,116$247,879$497,232IRS
990December 2021$325,795$259,422$442,191IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1023437).

Questions about PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC

What is the EIN of PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC is 31-1023437.
Is PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
Are donations to PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $56,900 (BEVERLY J WARNOCK, Executive Dir.).
How much revenue does PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $220,767, expenses of $271,212 and total assets of $487,776 at year end.

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