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Serve Our Willing Warriors FY2023 filing

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Haymarket, VA501(c)(3)Human Services EIN 46-0683036Revenue $832K in FY2023

On file with the IRSwillingwarriors.org16013 Waterfall Rd, 20169-2126 · Haymarket, VATax-exempt since Mar 2013Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$85K 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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FY2023 · 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
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 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
$661K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$832K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$621K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$832K
FY2023▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$535K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$832K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$914K
Expenses
$621K
FY2023▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$451K
FY2021$474K
FY2022$646K
FY2023$621K
FY2024$721K
FY2025$735K
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2023▲ +8%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $553K Management & general 8% · $50K Fundraising 3% · $18K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sarah Ford
Executive Director
$84,808Pt VII · Sec A
John Dominick
VP/Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Malone
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corliss Udoema
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shirley Dominick
President/Co-Founder
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shaun Anderson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edward Syms
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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Sarah Ford$88,269$85,000$84,808$80,000$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 programs · $553K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$517Kprogram expense
02

Provide support to wounded warriors and their families by providing groceries, meals, gift cards and necessities for personal grooming.

$36Kprogram expense

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
Robert Trent Jones Golf Club Charitable FoundationFY2025$30K
Give Back FoundationFY2025$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$37K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$832K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$800K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$621K
Ln 25
Programscol B$553K
Managementcol C$50K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$800K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$68K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Total revenueLn 12$832K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$727K
SavingsLn 2$449K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Other assetsLn 15$741K
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$661K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.6M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$695K$661K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$59K$17K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$206K$186K$20K$43
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K$436$101
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$19K$3K$666
Accounting feesLn 11c$27K$23K$3K$807
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$34K$0$6K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$874$219
Information technologyLn 14$27K$23K$3K$817
InterestLn 20$27K$27K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$63K$63K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$10K$1K$343
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$83K$83K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$19K$17K$2K$383
Total functional expensesLn 25$621K$553K$50K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $914K$735K$179K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$721K$391K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $832,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,134,191$799,938
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$7,863$8,719
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,785$23,422
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,176,113$832,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $290,726$316,410
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $355,494$304,532
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $646,220$620,942
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $529,893$211,137
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $832,079 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,834 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$5,576
VIII-1c Fundraising events$127,627
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$666,735
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$799,938
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $8,719$8,719
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,343$20,343
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $245 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$245
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $245 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,896$832,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $620,942 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,365 · Management $16,962 · Fundraising $8,481$84,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $186,426 · Management $19,568 · Fundraising $43$206,037
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,814 · Management $436 · Fundraising $101$3,351
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,660 · Management $2,888 · Fundraising $666$22,214
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,875 · Management $3,229 · Fundraising $807$26,911
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,799 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,000$39,799
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,193 · Management $874 · Fundraising $219$7,286
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,146 · Management $3,268 · Fundraising $817$27,231
IX-20 InterestPrograms $27,042 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,042
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,800 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$62,800
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,721 · Management $1,372 · Fundraising $343$11,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,623 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$82,623
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,491 · Management $1,530 · Fundraising $383$19,404
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $552,955 · Management $50,127 · Fundraising $17,860$620,942
Part X · Balance sheet $3,434,458 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $989,491$726,848
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $674,417$449,342
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,041$15,345
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,564,495$1,501,695
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,420$741,228
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,256,864$3,434,458
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,510$14,692
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $134,140$127,854
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $694,757$661,214
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,710,401$2,610,505
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $851,706$162,739
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,562,107$2,773,244
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,256,864$3,434,458
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,773,244 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$832,079
XI-2 Total expenses$620,942
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$211,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,562,107
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,773,244

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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