To send care and comfort Packages to deployed american military heroes who are stationed in active duty theaters around the world, as well as to facilitate activities that elevate morale of all veterans.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $168K a year · 9% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$170K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$420K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.2M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.0M
Net assets
$420K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$420K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$783K
FY2023$970K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jun 2005.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $757K Management & general 13% · $138K Fundraising 13% · $129K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$89,898Pt VII · Sec A
President/CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Leavitt’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Leavitt$84,839$92,204$92,205$89,898
Meghan Richards$76,731———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sends care packages to deployed troops and boosts veteran morale.

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2 programs · $757K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

To provide food, personal care, and recreational items to deployed american troops, at no cost to them. In 2020, we averaged 400 packages a month being shipped to our heroes. We collect donated items from generous patriotic citizens who live all across america.

$451Kprogram expense
02

Packages from home will not waiver in our support of those currently serving, or those who have served. We are building on our current mission to assist our service members with needs they may have as they return home. PFH has teamed up with carl hayden va hospital supporting their health care for the homeless vet program.

$306Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$354
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$757K
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$129K
Owns and owesPt X
$420K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$278K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$53K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$542K
Investment incomeLn 3$354
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$161K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$170K
Net assetsLn 32$420K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6772
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$85K$278K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$304K$590K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$170K
Net assetsLn 32$294K$420K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$306K$306K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$218K$218K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$103K$41K$28K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$158K$62K$42K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$7K$5K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$8K$5K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$63K$47K$16K
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$709
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$4K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$74K$53K$255$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$48$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$757K$138K$129K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $2.2M$2.0M$184K$970K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.2M−$121K$783K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$484K$904K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$126K$420K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,149,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,377,098$1,148,818
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $558$354
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,377,656$1,149,172
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $947,495$524,778
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $285,161$299,311
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $257,085$199,342
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,489,741$1,023,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$112,085$125,741
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,149,172 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$52,832
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,095,986
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$541,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,148,818
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $354$354
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $354$1,149,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,023,431 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $306,308$306,308
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $218,470$218,470
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $40,823 · Management $27,626 · Fundraising $35,001$103,450
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,318 · Management $42,164 · Fundraising $53,432$157,914
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,429 · Management $5,031 · Fundraising $6,367$18,827
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,545 · Management $5,105 · Fundraising $6,470$19,120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,770$10,770
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,493$5,493
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,552$3,552
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,783 · Management $4,285$10,068
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,530$3,530
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,139 · Management $16,349$63,488
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,140 · Fundraising $709$1,849
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $3,204$3,204
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,073$2,073
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,660 · Management $6,804$10,464
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,050$8,050
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,862 · Management $255 · Fundraising $20,421$73,538
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $48 · Fundraising $3,215$3,263
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $757,007 · Management $137,605 · Fundraising $128,819$1,023,431
Part X · Balance sheet $589,617 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,528$117,268
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,568$160,600
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$50,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $183,254$235,722
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $918$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,751$18,961
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $2,476$1,558
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,508$5,508
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $304,003$589,617
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,701$17,601
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$151,973
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,701$169,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $106,048$219,693
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $188,254$200,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $294,302$420,043
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $304,003$589,617
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $420,043 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,149,172
XI-2 Total expenses$1,023,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$125,741
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$294,302
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$420,043

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