Keeping military kids healthy and active through sports while their parents are serving our nation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $909K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $558K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.0M
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$5.8M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$6.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2024▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$5.8M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$4.7M
Net assets
$6.5M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$6.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2009.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $4.0M Management & general 9% · $429K Fundraising 6% · $261K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$92,230Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Pro Sports C
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shane Hudella’s $92K as President is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shane Hudella$92,230$89,544$89,544$89,544$89,544

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

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Supports military children's health and activity through sports while parents serve.

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1 program · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Since inception in 2009, united heroes league has positively affected the lives of over 100,000 military families from coast to coast and around the world. We accomplish our mission by providing service members and their families free sports equipment, financial grants to offset sports fees, skill development camps, pro sport ticketing…

$4.0Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $722K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$105,961
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,416
Unitemized GrantFY2024$27,870
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,834
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,534
Unitemized GrantFY2023$73,328
Unitemized GrantFY2023$64,880
Unitemized GrantFY2023$32,696
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,396
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,952
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,531
Unitemized GrantFY2022$64,993
Unitemized GrantFY2022$22,036
Unitemized GrantFY2022$19,885
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,622
Unitemized GrantFY2021$66,936
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,431
Unitemized GrantFY2021$22,614
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$429K
Fundraisingcol D$261K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$118K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$210K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$118K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.6M
Other assetsLn 15$510K
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$118K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$5.6M
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M$9.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32$5.4M$6.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3.1M$3.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$28K$35K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$527K$286K$208K$33K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$728$446$232$50
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$29K$15K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$320$320
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$94K$10K$4K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$61K$61K
Office expensesLn 13$118K$54K$59K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$62K$27K$7K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$87K$70K$13K$5K
TravelLn 17$27K$13K$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$192K$162K$27K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$131K$105K$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$30K$24K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$50K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.0M$429K$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.8M$4.7M$1.1M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.0M$3.1M$3.0M$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.3M$314K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.5M$556K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$2.0M−$408K$1.5M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,845,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $6,131,004$5,916,460
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$106,185$13,474
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,145−$84,498
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,019,674$5,845,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,943,395$3,104,505
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $609,025$675,447
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $512,736$935,988
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,065,156$4,715,940
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,954,518$1,129,496
Part VI · Governance 32 of 33 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members32
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,845,436 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$209,802
VIII-1e Government grants$3,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,703,458
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,351,268
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,916,460
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,474$13,474
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$86,734
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,236$2,236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,236 · Excluded from tax $13,474$5,845,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,715,940 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,104,505$3,104,505
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,733 · Management $34,705 · Fundraising $37,412$99,850
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $285,677 · Management $208,061 · Fundraising $33,260$526,998
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $446 · Management $232 · Fundraising $50$728
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,376 · Management $15,232 · Fundraising $3,263$47,871
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $320$320
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,932$41,932
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,814 · Management $3,899 · Fundraising $79,848$93,561
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $61,082$61,082
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,318 · Management $59,262 · Fundraising $4,543$118,123
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,396 · Management $6,724 · Fundraising $27,646$61,766
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $69,624 · Management $12,585 · Fundraising $4,822$87,031
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,282 · Fundraising $13,282$26,564
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,744 · Fundraising $1,744$3,488
IX-20 InterestPrograms $162,447 · Management $27,194 · Fundraising $2,101$191,742
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $104,895 · Management $13,112 · Fundraising $13,112$131,119
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,635 · Management $5,909$29,544
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,688 · Fundraising $40,028$89,716
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,025,662 · Management $429,167 · Fundraising $261,111$4,715,940
Part X · Balance sheet $9,433,820 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,921,605$118,058
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,339,235$340,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,347,364$2,771,901
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $28,351$75,849
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,652,884$5,618,302
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $131,243$509,710
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,420,682$9,433,820
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,811$259,548
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,070,288$2,953,930
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,477,610$6,122,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,872,784$357,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,350,394$6,479,890
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,420,682$9,433,820
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,479,890 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,845,436
XI-2 Total expenses$4,715,940
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,129,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,350,394
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,479,890

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