Helps military members, veterans, and spouses find civilian jobs and succeed.
For fiscal year 2025 it reported $31.7M in revenue, $18.6M in expenses, and $24.6M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$31.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$18.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $13.1M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
78%
13%
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
37.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +325% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+41%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +327% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$31.7M
FY2025▲ +115%
$31.7M$15.8M$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$18.6M
FY2025▲ +7%
$18.6M$9.3M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$27.3M
FY2025▲ +84%
$27.3M$13.6M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$2.7M
FY2025▼ -19%
$6.3M$3.2M$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$31.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$18.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$24.6M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$13.1M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$27.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $14.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01
Partnered Career Transition (pact)
Pact is our hallmark program where clients are paired with transition specialists to create professional resumes and learn effective job search techniques. Clients who register for our pact program are individually-partnered with a transition specialist on our team who helps them understand transferable skills and communicate their value…
$12.8Mprogram expense
02
Corporate Partnerships
The corporate partnerships department is dedicated to building and stewarding meaningful philanthropic relationships with corporate partners that support the mission of hire heroes usa. This work focuses on aligning corporate social impact goals with opportunities that advance career outcomes for veterans and military spouses, while also…
$1.1Mprogram expense
03
Serving Spouses Program
Serving spouses is hire heroes usa's career assistance program for military spouses. The program provides tailored personalized in-person and virtual career services to identify and service solutions developed to overcome the unique employment barriers encountered as a military spouse.
Ross Dickman’s $296K as Chief Executive Officer
is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3682 $10–100M education 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
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.
Individual Ross Dickman · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $296K · Total expenses $18.6M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $14.5M · Total expenses $18.6M
78%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $17K · Gross raised $233K
7%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
78%
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Overhead ratio
13%
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Fundraising cost ratio
6%
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Revenue growth
115%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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