Provide financial assistance, support, and liaising for the wounded, ill, injured and the family members (including killed in action) of the special forces regiment (Green berets) when the care system does not cover the need directly related to the health and welfare of that service member or their family.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $602K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$448K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $610K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$351K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.7M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$3.9M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$4.7M
Expenses
$3.9M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$3.9M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$5.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $3.3M Management & general 7% · $288K Fundraising 8% · $328K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $448K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$327,891Pt VII · Sec A
Foundation Relations & Scholarships Director
$120,367Pt VII · Sec A
Director (from 2/4/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (thru 12/19/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles P Iacono’s $328K as President & CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charles P Iacono$327,891$149,092———
Anna L Richardson$120,367————
Frances Arias—$119,814$89,250——
Brent Cooper———$106,298$106,139
Brent Cooper Thru 114——$102,632——

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

Programs and updates

Helps Green Berets and their families with financial aid and support for unmet health and welfare needs.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Next Ridgeline Support

The next ridgeline is a metaphor used to symbolize a journey from one peak to another. In military terms it means the hard objective - visible but requires time and effort to get to the next ridgeline.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Health and Wellness Support

We provide the strength of long-term or ongoing support for special forces soldiers as they manage injuries and conditions that have resulted from their service. The goal of this program is to ensure that their mind, body, and spirit are healthy by supplementing the care they receive through the military health system and the veterans…

$810Kprogram expense
03

Casualty Support

Casualty support is provided in two forms: c3 check and goruck GR1. As a matter of practice, the green beret foundation ("GBF") immediately provides a $2,500 check to offset historically predictable and unpredictable expenses and a highly specialized rucksack packed with non-trivial essentials to those green berets that have been…

$30Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$610K
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Grants paid · 31 grants · $5.2M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$860,790
Unitemized GrantFY2024$335,537
Unitemized GrantFY2024$106,412
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,591
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,983
Unitemized GrantFY2023$419,239
Unitemized GrantFY2023$291,631
Unitemized GrantFY2023$79,771
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,285
Special Forces AssociationNC · FY2023$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,710
Unitemized GrantFY2022$667,411
Unitemized GrantFY2022$648,006
Unitemized GrantFY2022$174,927
Unitemized GrantFY2022$88,612
Special Forces AssociationNC · FY2022$25,000
Special Forces AssociationNC · FY2022$21,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$15,120
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$180K
Money outPt IX
$3.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$288K
Fundraisingcol D$328K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$102K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$180K
Total revenueLn 12$4.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$351K
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
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$861K$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.7M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$257K$351K
Net assetsLn 32$4.6M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.3M$1.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$282K$233K$15K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$865K$716K$41K$107K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$25K$18K$6K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K$54K$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$72K$3K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$439K$259K$130K$50K
Office expensesLn 13$140K$106K$17K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$215K$124K$48K$43K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$47K$8K$5K
TravelLn 17$10K$122$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$818$819
InsuranceLn 23$24K$12K$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$299K$256K$6K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.9M$3.3M$288K$328K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.7M$3.9M$823K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$2.9M$111K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$3.5M$21K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$2.1M$1.4M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$1.5M$700K$3.3M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,695,680 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,885,717$4,720,311
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $116,027$179,926
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,314−$204,557
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,048,058$4,695,680
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $845,611$1,321,313
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,178,798$1,323,452
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $912,521$1,227,775
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,936,930$3,872,540
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $111,128$823,140
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $4,695,680 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$13,582 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,139,882
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,580,429
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$102,265
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,720,311
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $179,926$179,926
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$190,975−$190,975
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$26,401 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,770$4,695,680
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,872,540 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,321,313$1,321,313
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $233,093 · Management $14,896 · Fundraising $34,281$282,270
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $716,026 · Management $41,443 · Fundraising $107,061$864,530
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,046 · Management $6,003 · Fundraising $1,151$25,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $53,586 · Management $5,882 · Fundraising $5,882$65,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,050 · Management $3,438 · Fundraising $10,614$86,102
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $259,129 · Management $130,418 · Fundraising $49,863$439,410
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $106,215 · Management $16,628 · Fundraising $17,453$140,296
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $123,626 · Management $48,224 · Fundraising $43,032$214,882
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,198 · Management $8,488 · Fundraising $4,606$60,292
IX-17 TravelManagement $122 · Fundraising $9,435$9,557
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,004$32,004
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,549 · Management $818 · Fundraising $819$8,186
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,059 · Management $5,889 · Fundraising $5,889$23,837
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $255,702 · Management $5,508 · Fundraising $38,101$299,311
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,256,596 · Management $287,757 · Fundraising $328,187$3,872,540
Part X · Balance sheet $5,899,138 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $574,695$222,932
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $286,312$2,596,060
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $71,295$113,133
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,741$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,074$91,673
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,070$14,884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,749,152$2,860,456
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $80,515$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,840,854$5,899,138
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $175,314$350,946
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $82,150$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $257,464$350,946
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,685,531$3,940,390
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $897,859$1,607,802
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,583,390$5,548,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,840,854$5,899,138
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,548,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,695,680
XI-2 Total expenses$3,872,540
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$823,140
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,583,390
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$141,662
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,548,192

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