Build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive - not simply struggle to get by - in the communities they've worked so hard to protect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,000 volunteers and 147 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $4.8M a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$2.3M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $620K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.3M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.6M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$49.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$56.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$55.6M
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$39.3M
FY2021$40.9M
FY2022$63.0M
FY2023$47.5M
FY2024$43.9M
FY2025$55.6M
Expenses
$49.3M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39.3M
FY2021$39.3M
FY2022$44.0M
FY2023$45.4M
FY2024$44.3M
FY2025$49.3M
Net assets
$56.6M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.1M
FY2021$28.7M
FY2022$47.2M
FY2023$50.5M
FY2024$50.8M
FY2025$56.6M

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2005.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $41.6M Management & general 6% · $3.1M Fundraising 9% · $4.6M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $2.3M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$442,139Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Revenue Officer
$278,559Pt VII · Sec A
President & COO (thru 04/2025)
$251,412Pt VII · Sec A
$213,416Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Corporate & Foundation
$198,442Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, IT, Logistics & Facili
$196,269Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$190,746Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Marketing
$189,595Pt VII · Sec A

Alan J Reyes’s $442K as President & CEO is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brig Gen Ret John Pray—$578,868$570,835———
John I Pray JR———$540,000$495,720$447,318
Alan J Reyes$442,139—————
Margierite Kirst——$308,926———
Robert Thomas$251,412$296,432$264,804$254,081$242,008$226,331
Marguerite Kirst———$281,457$266,797$257,307
Regan Huneycutt$278,559$153,201————
Andre Hawkins$213,416$187,383$200,396$194,489$171,144$166,215

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

Provides financial relief, housing assistance, and family support programs to help military families overcome financial challenges and build long-term stability.

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1 program · $41.6M · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Operation homefront assists military families coping with a variety of financial challenges. The most common type of needs are for relief consisting of RENT/MORTGAGE assistance, GROCERIES/UTILITY bills, home repairs, transportation related expenses and transitional and permanent housing; and recurring family support consisting of holiday…

$41.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 8 grants · $61.4M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$11,042,450
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,557,130
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,217,088
Unitemized GrantFY2023$9,217,088
Unitemized GrantFY2022$7,788,031
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,346,952
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,100,886
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,100,886

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$401K
Money outPt IX
$49.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$41.6M
Managementcol C$3.1M
Fundraisingcol D$4.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$56.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$59.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$15.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$401K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.1M
Total revenueLn 12$55.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.3M
SavingsLn 2$7.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17.1M
Other assetsLn 15$10.5M
Total assetsLn 16$59.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$56.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5147
VolunteersI 64,000
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.4M$15.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M$6.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15.2M$17.1M
Total assetsLn 16$54.3M$59.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M$3.3M
Net assetsLn 32$50.8M$56.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$27.0M$27.0M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M$1.1M$205K$229K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.9M$7.0M$1.3M$1.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$355K$253K$48K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.2M$861K$163K$183K
Payroll taxesLn 10$957K$683K$129K$145K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$48K$24K$7K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$87K$43K$13K$31K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2.1M$2.1M
Investment management feesLn 11f$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.9M$2.3M$687K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$689K$485K$15K$189K
Information technologyLn 14$560K$431K$129K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$438K$336K$102K$358
TravelLn 17$273K$171K$32K$71K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$368K$212K$120K$36K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$535K$505K$28K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$137K$105K$32K$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$197K$80K$37K$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$49.3M$41.6M$3.1M$4.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $55.6M$49.3M$6.3M$56.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $43.9M$44.3M−$397K$50.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $47.5M$45.4M$2.1M$50.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $63.0M$44.0M$19.0M$47.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $40.9M$39.3M$1.6M$28.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $39.3M$39.3M−$82K$27.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $55,582,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $42,448,397$53,254,793
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $10,700$17,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,218,270$1,909,740
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $222,073$400,680
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $43,899,440$55,582,313
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,772,912$27,014,430
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,404,920$13,896,186
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,476,810$2,075,232
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,641,589$6,321,238
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,296,231$49,307,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$396,791$6,275,227
Part VI · Governance 21 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $55,582,313 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$53,254,793
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,392,452
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,254,793
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $17,100$17,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $782,780$782,780
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,126,960$1,126,960
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $333,304$333,304
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $67,376$67,376
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,100 · Excluded from tax $2,310,420$55,582,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $49,307,086 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $27,014,430$27,014,430
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,079,390 · Management $204,582 · Fundraising $228,725$1,512,697
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,038,330 · Management $1,334,009 · Fundraising $1,491,435$9,863,774
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $253,391 · Management $48,026 · Fundraising $53,694$355,111
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $861,451 · Management $163,275 · Fundraising $182,543$1,207,269
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $683,110 · Management $129,473 · Fundraising $144,752$957,335
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $23,671 · Management $7,107 · Fundraising $17,018$47,796
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $42,842 · Management $12,864 · Fundraising $30,799$86,505
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,075,232$2,075,232
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,439$41,439
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,260,077 · Management $686,842 · Fundraising $0$2,946,919
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $485,158 · Management $15,181 · Fundraising $188,559$688,898
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $430,958 · Management $129,398 · Fundraising $0$560,356
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $335,756 · Management $102,310 · Fundraising $358$438,424
IX-17 TravelPrograms $170,780 · Management $32,012 · Fundraising $70,512$273,304
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $212,091 · Management $119,929 · Fundraising $36,436$368,456
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $505,107 · Management $28,455 · Fundraising $1,894$535,456
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $104,648 · Management $31,888 · Fundraising $112$136,648
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,688 · Management $37,455 · Fundraising $79,894$197,037
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $41,580,878 · Management $3,124,245 · Fundraising $4,601,963$49,307,086
Part X · Balance sheet $59,889,352 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,076,661$8,303,392
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,337,756$7,410,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $8,274,298$9,183,891
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $661,067$78,179
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $480,428$492,691
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $15,238,664$17,060,111
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $10,056,102$6,831,266
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,205,844$10,529,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $54,330,820$59,889,352
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,294,038$1,814,024
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,546$230,816
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,009,056$927,077
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,578,418$3,252,382
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,284,747$20,982,355
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,467,655$35,654,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $50,752,402$56,636,970
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $54,330,820$59,889,352
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,636,970 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,582,313
XI-2 Total expenses$49,307,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,275,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$50,752,402
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$390,659
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,636,970

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