The Warriors Hope Project

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Kansas City, MO501(c)(3)Since 2014Mental HealthEIN 47-1029701Revenue $603K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwarriorsascent.org1600 Genessee St Ste 306, 64102-1107 · Kansas City, MOTax-exempt since Nov 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower Those Who Serve to Heal and Thrive

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 3 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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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 $44K a year · 11% 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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$603K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$543K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$377K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$603K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$321K
FY2021$354K
FY2022$355K
FY2023$394K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$603K
Expenses
$543K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$272K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$297K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$406K
FY2025$543K
Net assets
$377K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$216K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$294K
FY2024$317K
FY2025$377K

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 Nov 2014.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $395K Management & general 6% · $33K Fundraising 21% · $116K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$91,530Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mike Kenny’s $92K as Executive Dir. is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mike Kenny$91,530$88,200$84,000$78,000$78,000—
Michael Kenny—————$78,000

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

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Helps veterans and first responders heal from trauma using mind, body, and soul techniques.

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1 program · $376K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Warriors Ascent is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that helps veterans and first responders struggling with posttraumatic stress. We've run 72 5-day retreats cohorts serving nearly 730 people in the last 9+ years. Our retreats cohorts are offered at no charge to veterans and first responders.

$376Kprogram 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 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$603K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$543K
Ln 25
Programscol B$395K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$377K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$379K
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$508K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$252K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$603K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$250K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$379K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K
Net assetsLn 32$377K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$306K$379K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$323K$382K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$5K
Net assetsLn 32$317K$377K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$92K$69K$5K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$81K$6K$23K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$11K$778$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$163$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$77K$589$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$54K$40K$265$14K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$272$857
Information technologyLn 14$67K$48K$4K$15K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$5K$873$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$42K$40K$1K$281
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$169$849
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$19K$9K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$543K$395K$33K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $603K$543K$60K$377K 990 PDF
FY2024 $430K$406K$23K$317K 990 PDF
FY2023 $394K$374K$20K$294K 990 PDF
FY2022 $355K$297K$58K$274K 990 PDF
FY2021 $354K$298K$56K$216K 990 PDF
FY2020 $321K$272K$49K$161K 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 I · Summary $602,797 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $439,426$507,585
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$3,690
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,864$91,522
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $429,562$602,797
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $174,693$215,836
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $231,745$327,413
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,438$543,249
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,124$59,548
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $602,797 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$252,288
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$255,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$507,585
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,690$3,690
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$91,522
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,690$602,797
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $543,249 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,647 · Management $4,577 · Fundraising $18,306$91,530
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,848 · Management $6,317 · Fundraising $22,815$109,980
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,620 · Management $778 · Fundraising $2,928$14,326
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $163 · Management $4,251$4,414
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,037 · Management $589 · Fundraising $38,765$116,391
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,078 · Management $265 · Fundraising $13,538$53,881
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,763 · Management $272 · Fundraising $857$3,892
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $47,577 · Management $4,281 · Fundraising $14,665$66,523
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,041 · Management $873 · Fundraising $1,669$7,583
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $40,487 · Management $1,492 · Fundraising $281$42,260
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,384 · Management $169 · Fundraising $849$3,402
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,916 · Management $8,654 · Fundraising $1,497$29,067
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $394,561 · Management $32,518 · Fundraising $116,170$543,249
Part X · Balance sheet $381,842 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,178$250,350
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,000$128,690
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,739$2,802
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,919$381,842
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,500$4,875
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,500$4,875
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $317,419$376,967
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,419$376,967
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,919$381,842
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $376,967 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$602,797
XI-2 Total expenses$543,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,548
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,419
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$376,967

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