Serve Our Willing Warriors

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Haymarket, VA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-0683036

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Our mission is to provide Our country's recovering wounded, ill and injured Warriors, disabled veterans and their families with encouragement, support and respite stays at the bull run warrior retreat.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$88K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $338K a year · 36% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 79% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $37K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$604K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$914K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$735K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$3.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$914K
FY2025▼ -18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$832K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$914K
Expenses
$735K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$3.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.2M
FY2025$3.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2013.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $679K Management & general 5% · $37K Fundraising 3% · $19K

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; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$88,269Pt VII · Sec A
VP/Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Ford’s $88K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Ford$88,269$85,000$84,808$80,000—
Sarah Ford————$73,846

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers recovering warriors, veterans, and families encouragement, support, and respite stays.

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2 program services account for $679K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provide home away from home respite for recovering service members, disabled veterans and their families. The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run is a facility located on 37 acres in the Virginia countryside.

$598Kprogram expense
02

Provide support to wounded warriors and their families by providing visiting chef meals and necessities for personal grooming.

$81Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$914K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$913K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$735K
Ln 25
Programscol B$679K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$913K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$63K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$288K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$914K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$819K
SavingsLn 2$448K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$604K
Net assetsLn 32$3.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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$1.1M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$638K$604K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M$3.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$75K$3K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$207K$188K$19K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$262$126
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$2K$841
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$13K$2K$443
Advertising and promotionLn 12$26K$22K$0$4K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$866$216
Information technologyLn 14$28K$24K$3K$841
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$220$55
InterestLn 20$38K$38K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$104K$104K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$2K$447
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$158K$154K$3K$751
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$18K$2K$436
Total functional expensesLn 25$735K$679K$37K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $914K$735K$179K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$721K$391K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $832K$621K$211K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$646K$530K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$474K$630K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $535K$451K$85K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $913,747 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$287,523
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$625,959
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$63,203
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$913,482
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,596$13,596
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$18,087−$18,087
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,756
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,491$913,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $735,027 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,029 · Management $2,648 · Fundraising $10,592$88,269
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $187,633 · Management $19,472 · Fundraising $0$207,105
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,112 · Management $262 · Fundraising $126$3,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,829 · Management $1,754 · Fundraising $841$23,424
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,559 · Management $1,773 · Fundraising $443$14,775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,267 · Management $0 · Fundraising $3,929$26,196
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,133 · Management $866 · Fundraising $216$7,215
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,836 · Management $3,365 · Fundraising $841$28,042
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,556 · Management $220 · Fundraising $55$1,831
IX-20 InterestPrograms $37,661 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$37,661
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $103,613 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,613
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,674 · Management $1,789 · Fundraising $447$14,910
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,207 · Management $3,002 · Fundraising $751$157,960
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,345 · Management $1,745 · Fundraising $436$20,526
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $679,454 · Management $36,896 · Fundraising $18,677$735,027
Part X · Balance sheet $3,935,808 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $703,529$818,516
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $357,229$448,038
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,532$5,281
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,711,585$2,607,972
X-11 Publicly traded securities$56,001
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,790,875$3,935,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $20,487$7,427
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $121,883$126,368
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $638,004$604,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,152,871$3,331,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,152,871$3,331,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,790,875$3,935,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,331,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$913,747
XI-2 Total expenses$735,027
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$178,720
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,152,871
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$95
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,331,494

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