Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc
Reid's mission is to help victims of the opioid epidemic learn how creative expression through music and other fine arts can replace substance use and the destructive behaviors that come with the disease. Behind every addictive behavior or mental illness is unresolved trauma, suppressed emotions, and wounded parts of ourselves. It can be very difficult to verbalize the pain that has crystalized in our minds after years of numbing. Some of the unresolved pain one is carrying could have occurred before language was developed, and therefore the ability to put it into words is absent. This is no direct flaw of the individual - unresolved trauma simply creates barriers to processing trauma and healing. Creative expression helps us recover from these barriers. Research shows that creative expression through music and other fine arts targets the same pleasure receptors of the brain as one's drug of choice. In essence, creative expression can replace negative outlets with positive ones.
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $30,000
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $125,335
- -72.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (67% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vets ($10K). Together the top 3 received $30K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $30K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $30K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vets Irving, TX | — | $10,000 |
| Invisible Wounds Foundation Parker, CO | — | $10,000 |
| Texas Emerging Therapies Association Irving, TX | — | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $125,335 | $426,625 | $750,575 | $30,000 | 3 | — |
| 2024 | $456,912 | $361,388 | $203,379 | $10,000 | 1 | — |
| 2023 | $301,127 | $321,393 | $360,267 | $20,000 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | $342,768 | $396,897 | $235,602 | $10,000 | 1 | $9 |
| 2021 | $165,680 | $278,771 | $168,370 | $500 | Total only | $13 |
| 2020 | $55,279 | $68,187 | $13,571 | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Delaware, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $125K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $30K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc is led by David R. Elsass, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
David R. Elsass
President
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carter Elsass
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2024) → $0 (2025)
Evan Elsass
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael W. Blankenbecler
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Rodgers
Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Frecka
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Lee
Board Member
Borard Member → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie O. Elsass
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Bruce Daniels (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joel Furno (2022) — Board Member
- Former: R. J. Richmond (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rex Elsass (2020) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $5K, to Carter Elsass (Board Member).
Frequently asked questions about Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc
How much does Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc give each year?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc gave $30K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
What is Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc give grants?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc gives mostly in Texas: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Colorado (33%). The most frequent recipient cities were Irving, TX (2 grants).
How large is Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc reported $125K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $427K.
What is Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Delaware, OH. It holds $125K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc's EIN?
Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3475392. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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