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The BackStoppers, Inc. Police Officers' and Firefighters' Fund is a federal tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. [1] Founded in 1959, [2] the BackStoppers provides ongoing needed financial assistance and support to the spouses and dependent children of all police officers, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, and publicly-funded paramedics and EMTs who have lost their lives in the line of duty in 18 counties in Missouri and Illinois. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The BackStoppers also provides assistance to first responders who suffer a catastrophic injury performing their duty. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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Assistance

The BackStoppers' ongoing assistance eliminates the surviving family's debt, provides health, dental, and vision insurance coverage, reimburses for out-of-pocket medical expenses, covers tuition and educational costs from day care through university, pays home insurance, real estate taxes, and property taxes, and assists with miscellaneous extraordinary expenses. [13] [14] [15]

Coverage area

The BackStoppers serves 13 counties in Missouri and five in Illinois. [16] The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C counties served are Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Pike, St. Charles, St. Francois, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Ste. Genevieve, Warren, and Washington. The Illinois State Police District 11 counties served are Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, and St. Clair. [17]

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  2. ↑ "Internal Revenue Service | An official website of the United States government". www.irs.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. ↑ "How We Help". The BackStoppers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. ↑ Byers, Christine. "BackStoppers finds its first beneficiary in time for 60th anniversary of helping families of the fallen". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  5. ↑ "BackStoppers to help family of St. Louis County officer killed in Illinois crash". ksdk.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Woodard's 3rd Annual BackStoppers Raffle". Woodard. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. ↑ Mann, Jennifer S. "BackStoppers to help families of Vinita Park, St. Louis officers". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  8. ↑ "How We Help". The BackStoppers, Inc. Archived from the original on 2016-02-05. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  9. ↑ "BackStoppers Helping After Shooting Of Arnold Police Officer". The Big 550 KTRS. 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  10. ↑ Heffernan, Erin. "Two St. Louis police officers in ICU with COVID-19 get support from Backstoppers". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  11. ↑ Uptergrove, Kate. "Ballwin Days 2017: The BackStoppers Inc., 40th annual parade". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  12. ↑ "Woodard's 3rd Annual BackStoppers Raffle". Woodard. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  13. ↑ "How We Help". The BackStoppers, Inc. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  14. ↑ AdVantage (2019-10-31). "Law firm donates $10,000 to BackStoppers in honor of fallen trooper". AdVantage. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  15. ↑ "GCS employees donate $1,000 to The BackStoppers". AdVantage. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  16. ↑ Uptergrove, Kate. "Ballwin Days 2017: The BackStoppers Inc., 40th annual parade". West Newsmagazine. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  17. ↑ "Coverage Area". The BackStoppers, Inc. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
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