Operation Help a Hero EIN 27-1438256

Operation Help a Hero FY2022 filing

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Supports military members and families facing crisis, deployment, or need. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $709K in revenue, $659K in expenses, and $148K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Rcho Sta Marg, CA
Website
www.operationhelpahero.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$709KFY2022
Expenses
$659K
Net assets
$148K
People
12
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-1438256 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rcho Sta Marg, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Supports military members and families facing crisis, deployment, or need.
Leadership
Cindy Farnum · Exec Director
Money in and out
$709K revenue, $659K expenses
Bottom line
99% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$709K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$659K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$148K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program efficiency
99%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$709K
FY2022▼ -17%
Expenses
$659K
FY2022▼ -20%
Total assets
$148K
FY2022▲ +51%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2022
Total revenue
$709K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$659K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$148K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$148K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B99%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $618K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Operation Christmas Spirit

Served every branch of service in 201 units at 35 bases worldwide. We helped 432 families with a full Christmas, 5342 single service members with gifts and/or gift cards, 7,796 toys were provided to children (in addition to family adoptions),and facilitated 31 unit Christmas parties.

$444Kprogram expense
02

Operation Rack Pack

Served 5,679 young single service members returning from deployment to call the barracks home. Each received gifts, fresh towel sets, snacks and more to let them know they were missed and always appreciated.

$149Kprogram expense
03

Operation Enduring Support

Helped 41 families in crisis and, in addition to our regular programs, provided 15 additional morale boosting events. Events included birthday ball support for 4 different units, family day/pre-deployment support event for 2 units, a mother's day tea for a deployed unit, trunk or treat fun, a barracks BBQ, halfway party support for 2…

$24Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COperation Help a Hero
EINHdr · item D27-1438256
Principal addressHdr · item CRcho Sta Marg, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.operationhelpahero.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$709K
Total revenueLn 12$709K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.99 Management & general $0.01
Program services99%$651K
Management & general1%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$659K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$148K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $148K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $659K · Less non-cash grants $457K · Cash operating expenses/yr $202K
8.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $651K · Total expenses $659K
99%
Management & General
Management & general $8K · Total expenses $659K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $743K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $709K · Total revenue $709K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $709K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $709K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $709K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $709K · Prior year $859K
-17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $148K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $709K · Expenses $659K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $148K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $148K · Total assets $148K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $148K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Cindy Farnum · Reported title Exec Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $659K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 99%
Overhead ratio 1%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -17%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$777K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$800K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$709K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$859K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$661K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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