To ensure full financial assistance for a post-secondary degree from an accredited two or four year college, university, technical, or trade school (public or private, in-state and out of state) as well as educational counseling and tutoring to the surviving children of army, navy, air force and marine corps Special Operations personnel who lose their lives in the line-of-duty and children of medal of honor recipients, and to provide immediate financial assistance to severely combat wounded, ill or severely injured, and hospitalized Special Operations personnel and their families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 18 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12.1M a year · 44% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$982K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$83.4M
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$53.9M
+221% vs prior year
Spent
$20.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$173.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$53.9M
FY2024▲ +221%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$16.4M
FY2021$35.3M
FY2022$15.3M
FY2023$16.8M
FY2024$53.9M
Expenses
$20.2M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$11.2M
FY2021$12.8M
FY2022$14.8M
FY2023$18.4M
FY2024$20.2M
Net assets
$173.2M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$119.8M
FY2021$150.8M
FY2022$115.8M
FY2023$144.3M
FY2024$173.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1995.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $18.1M Management & general 4% · $734K Fundraising 7% · $1.4M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $982K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$285,677Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Vice President
$195,975Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Programs
$136,845Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$135,964Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Resources - Former
$121,910Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Resources
$105,216Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Clayton M Hutmacher’s $286K as President/CEO is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Clayton M Hutmacher$285,677$271,726$247,856$235,393$234,042
Sean Corrigan$195,975$191,404$175,004$170,480$170,480
Barbara Secor$136,845$120,935———
Kelly Becker$135,964————
Edith Rosenthal——$107,034$134,190$135,332
Greg Von Schottenstein—$126,000———
Angel Mason$121,910$116,105———
Lisa Henson$105,216————

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

Programs and updates

Provides college funding, tutoring, and family aid for children of fallen and wounded special operations personnel and Medal of Honor recipients.

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3 programs · $18.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarship Grants

The foundation employs a proactive approach to the academic success of our students, with an intentional focus on their completion of a post-secondary degree. In 2024, 261 children attended colleges or other post secondary educational institutions and the foundation provided approximatley $5.7 million to the children attending college.

$14.4Mprogram expense
02

Educational Advocacy, Tutoring and Private Schooling

Academic and career advocacy services are available to all eligible children beginning at a young age. By setting the expectation of a post-secondary education, our students begin setting their academic and professional goals from a young age.

$3.3Mprogram expense
03

Support to Special Operations Wounded Personnel

Special operators are deployed in over 80 countries every day. One of the most difficult challenges that special operations families may face is the immediate financial burden when their loved one is hospitalized with severe combat wounds, injuries, or illness.

$466Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $28.9M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,699,410
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,804,951
Unitemized GrantFY2024$312,357
Unitemized GrantFY2023$4,901,324
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,812,528
Unitemized GrantFY2023$296,901
Unitemized GrantFY2022$3,932,835
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,159,693
Unitemized GrantFY2022$189,510
Unitemized GrantFY2021$3,397,911
Unitemized GrantFY2021$663,260
Unitemized GrantFY2021$138,482
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,347,452
Unitemized GrantFY2020$156,275
Unitemized GrantFY2020$126,612

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$53.9M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$34.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Money outPt IX
$20.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$18.1M
Managementcol C$734K
Fundraisingcol D$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$173.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$256.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$34.7M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$31.2M
Total revenueLn 12$53.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$846K
SavingsLn 2$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$252.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$755K
Total assetsLn 16$256.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83.4M
Net assetsLn 32$173.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6200
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.4M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$213.6M$252.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$791K$755K
Total assetsLn 16$220.2M$256.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$75.8M$83.4M
Net assetsLn 32$144.3M$173.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.8M$8.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$482K$241K$96K$144K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$702K$323K$589K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$171K$85K$34K$51K
Payroll taxesLn 10$157K$62K$31K$64K
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$20K$8K$12K
Investment management feesLn 11f$746K$373K$149K$224K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$13K$6K$65K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$142K$85K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$64K$29K$13K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$69K$31K$14K$24K
OccupancyLn 16$80K$36K$16K$28K
TravelLn 17$103K$46K$21K$36K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$11K$5K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$46K$21K$9K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$43K$19K$9K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.5M$7.5M
Total functional expensesLn 25$20.2M$18.1M$734K$1.4M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $53.9M$20.2M$33.7M$173.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $16.8M$18.4M−$1.6M$144.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.3M$14.8M$426K$115.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $35.3M$12.8M$22.6M$150.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $16.4M$11.2M$5.2M$119.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $53,909,238 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $14,742,936$17,708,321
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,089,321$34,718,941
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$56,688$1,481,976
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,775,569$53,909,238
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,010,753$8,816,718
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,210,679$2,422,553
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $9,139,443$8,933,275
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,360,875$20,172,546
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,585,306$33,736,692
Part VI · Governance 24 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $53,909,238 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,902,835
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$14,805,486
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,308,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,708,321
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,487,263$3,487,263
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $31,231,678$31,231,678
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,481,976$1,481,976
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,200,917$53,909,238
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $20,172,546 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,816,718$8,816,718
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $240,826 · Management $96,330 · Fundraising $144,496$481,652
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $701,732 · Management $322,584 · Fundraising $588,604$1,612,920
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $85,277 · Management $34,111 · Fundraising $51,166$170,554
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,315 · Management $31,485 · Fundraising $63,627$157,427
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,781 · Management $7,913 · Fundraising $11,870$39,564
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $373,060 · Management $149,224 · Fundraising $223,836$746,120
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,709 · Management $6,222 · Fundraising $65,496$84,427
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85,117 · Fundraising $56,745$141,862
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,705 · Management $12,757 · Fundraising $22,325$63,787
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,923 · Management $13,743 · Fundraising $24,051$68,717
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,059 · Management $16,025 · Fundraising $28,045$80,129
IX-17 TravelPrograms $46,380 · Management $20,614 · Fundraising $36,074$103,068
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,878 · Management $4,835 · Fundraising $8,461$24,174
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,758 · Management $9,226 · Fundraising $16,146$46,130
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $19,484 · Management $8,659 · Fundraising $15,154$43,297
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,492,000$7,492,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $18,082,722 · Management $733,728 · Fundraising $1,356,096$20,172,546
Part X · Balance sheet $256,640,715 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,414,108$846,044
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$2,560,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $288,609$196,153
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,458$27,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $790,702$755,022
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $213,639,103$252,256,110
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $220,158,980$256,640,715
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $275,983$344,497
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $75,573,000$83,065,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $75,848,983$83,409,497
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $142,484,919$171,304,333
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,825,078$1,926,885
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $144,309,997$173,231,218
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $220,158,980$256,640,715
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,231,218 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$53,909,238
XI-2 Total expenses$20,172,546
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,736,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$144,309,997
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,815,471
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,231,218

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