Special Operators Transition Foundation INC FY2021 filing

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The Special Operators Transition Foundation ("sotf") assists Special operation forces veterans Transition from the military into their next successful career.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$254K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $236K a year · 13% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$254K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$86K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2014.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $769K Management & general 9% · $89K Fundraising 15% · $157K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $254K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$253,767Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director (since Oct 2021)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Austin Moore Through 13126’s $230K as CEO is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tommy Stoner———$275,111$253,767
Austin Moore—$235,200$178,646——
Austin Moore Through 13126$230,300————
Joshua F Johnson$159,902$158,113$120,556——
Robert E Payne—$144,000$106,400——
Kerry Black$121,000————

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps Special Operations Forces veterans find successful new careers after military service.

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1 program · $769K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The organization's initial focus is to serve exclusively the special operations community, and associated personnel, who have faced combat and high-risk missions. Services and grants provided vary by case but include employment transition services, paid internships, cooperative education and family stabilization support.

$769Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$42
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$769K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$157K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$42
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$432K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$159
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$939K$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$698$159
Total assetsLn 16$974K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K$86K
Net assetsLn 32$848K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$261K$223K$13K$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$168K$104K$10K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$19K$2K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$76K$75K$625$625
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$54$202
Office expensesLn 13$23K$6K$12K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$246$216
OccupancyLn 16$983$832$53$98
TravelLn 17$48K$41K$1K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$359K$296K$5K$57K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$769K$89K$157K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.8M$48K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$1.8M$64K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.8M$1.8M$49K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.4M$354K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.7M$1.0M$665K$1.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,680,114 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $968,224$1,680,072
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $237$42
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $968,461$1,680,114
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $365,978$457,984
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $433,695$557,319
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $799,673$1,015,303
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $168,788$664,811
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,680,114 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$39,296
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,640,776
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,680,072
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42$42
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42$1,680,114
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,015,303 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $222,554 · Management $13,069 · Fundraising $25,757$261,380
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $103,922 · Management $9,581 · Fundraising $54,436$167,939
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,996$1,996
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,542 · Management $2,224 · Fundraising $5,903$26,669
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,180$36,180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $75,000 · Management $625 · Fundraising $625$76,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,713 · Management $54 · Fundraising $202$1,969
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,702 · Management $11,778 · Fundraising $5,430$22,910
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,785 · Management $246 · Fundraising $216$2,247
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $832 · Management $53 · Fundraising $98$983
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,896 · Management $1,256 · Fundraising $5,477$47,629
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,654$5,654
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,335 · Management $1,384 · Fundraising $1,791$4,510
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $296,368 · Management $5,202 · Fundraising $57,417$358,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $768,649 · Management $89,302 · Fundraising $157,352$1,015,303
Part X · Balance sheet $1,598,358 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,770$1,057,137
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $418,943$432,305
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,550$75,679
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,206$17,070
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $698$159
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $21,123$16,008
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $974,290$1,598,358
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,112$85,665
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $39,296$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $126,408$85,665
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $847,882$1,512,693
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $847,882$1,512,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $974,290$1,598,358
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,512,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,680,114
XI-2 Total expenses$1,015,303
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$664,811
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$847,882
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,512,693

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