Identify unmet needs of veterans and provide resources to meet those needs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 4 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $218K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $44K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$576K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$603K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$353K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$576K
FY2024▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$531K
FY2021$895K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$576K
Expenses
$603K
FY2024▲ +47%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$499K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$603K
Net assets
$353K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$780K
FY2021−$366K
FY2022−$555K
FY2023$380K
FY2024$353K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2013.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $468K Management & general 15% · $92K Fundraising 7% · $43K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$68,878Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Debra Wimpee’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allison Jones—$17,500$70,000——
Debra Wimpee$68,878$13,844———
Lyndsey Tyler—$66,856$62,000$60,192$57,000

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

Connects veterans with resources to address their unmet needs.

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1 program · $468K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Soldier's Wish grants wishes to provide for veterans' unmet needs such as reunification travel, educational resources, rehabilitation tools, and alternative PTSD treatments. Soldier's Wish also provides newsletters, brochures, information kits, a website, events, social media and various other measures to educate the public about the…

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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 · 5 grants · $697K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$178,900
Unitemized GrantFY2023$122,830
Unitemized GrantFY2022$145,376
Unitemized GrantFY2021$149,777
Unitemized GrantFY2020$100,326

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$576K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$504K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Money outPt IX
$603K
Ln 25
Programscol B$468K
Managementcol C$92K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$353K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$320K
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$504K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$185K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$47K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$576K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$320K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$320K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$640
Total assetsLn 16$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$353K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6250
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$389K$320K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$640
Total assetsLn 16$397K$363K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$380K$353K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$287K$287K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$48K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$47K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$7K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$842$842
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$2K$10K$47
Information technologyLn 14$28K$23K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$15K$14K$2K$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$15K$13K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$603K$468K$92K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $576K$603K−$27K$353K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$410K$935K$380K 990 PDF
FY2022 $309K$499K−$189K−$555K 990 PDF
FY2021 $895K$481K$414K−$366K 990 PDF
FY2020 $531K$572K−$41K−$780K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $575,572 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,284,406$504,169
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,531$71,403
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,344,937$575,572
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,330$286,782
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $149,214$146,560
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,255$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $127,938$169,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $409,737$602,782
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $935,200−$27,210
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $575,572 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,273 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,485
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$456,684
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$184,828
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$504,169
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $69,130$69,130
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $71,403$575,572
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $602,782 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $286,782$286,782
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,214 · Management $10,332 · Fundraising $10,332$68,878
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,087 · Management $10,090 · Fundraising $10,090$67,267
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,291 · Management $1,562 · Fundraising $1,562$10,415
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $842$842
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,000$11,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,865$25,865
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,155$1,155
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,130 · Management $9,528 · Fundraising $47$11,705
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $22,699 · Management $5,508$28,207
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,500$2,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,675 · Management $1,683 · Fundraising $108$15,466
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,415$1,415
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,999$1,999
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,407$21,407
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,992 · Management $12,992 · Fundraising $19,895$47,879
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $467,619 · Management $91,974 · Fundraising $43,189$602,782
Part X · Balance sheet $362,833 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,166$319,924
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $907$5,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$32,448
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,500$4,821
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,055$640
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $396,628$362,833
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,480$9,895
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,480$9,895
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,775$313,763
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,373$39,175
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $380,148$352,938
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $396,628$362,833
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $352,938 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$575,572
XI-2 Total expenses$602,782
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$27,210
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$380,148
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$352,938

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