Combat Boots 2 the Boardroom: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 83-2629631)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$13K
FY2021	$61K
FY2022	$134K
FY2023	$111K
FY2024	$232K
FY2025	$344K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	$178K
FY2025	$103K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$32K
FY2021	$63K
FY2022	$176K
FY2023	$234K
FY2024	$203K
FY2025	$444K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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

Where the money goes

9 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

49%

42%

Program services 9% · $9K Management & general 49% · $51K Fundraising 42% · $43K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Lynnetta M Smith

CEO - Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers veterans and families with entrepreneurship, leadership, and wellness training for civilian success.

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2 programs · $9K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Kits 4 Kids provides military children and youth with educational resources leadership development opportunities and supportive programming that foster literacy emotional wellness and community engagement.

$8Kprogram expense

02

The P.R.O.S.P.E.R. Veteran Transition Initiative is a cohort-based leadership and workforce development program designed to support veterans transitioning from military to civilian life. The program provides professional development entrepreneurship training industry exposure leadership coaching health and wellness support digital…

$1Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Charities Aid Foundation AmericaFY2024$36K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$344K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K

Money outPt IX

$103K

Ln 25

Programscol B$9K

Managementcol C$51K

Fundraisingcol D$43K

Owns and owesPt X

$444K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K

Total assetsLn 16$476K

LiabilitiesLn 26$32K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$344K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$113K

Total revenueLn 12$344K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$476K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$476K

LiabilitiesLn 26$32K

Net assetsLn 32$444K

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$234K	$476K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$0	$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$234K	$476K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$32K	$32K
Net assetsLn 32	$203K	$444K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$4K	$4K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0	$0
Management feesLn 11a	$0	$0	$0	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$0	$0	$0	$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0	$0	$0	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0			$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$12K	$0	$12K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$80K	$2K	$35K	$43K
All other expensesLn 24e	$8K	$4K	$4K	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$103K	$9K	$51K	$43K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$344K	$103K	$241K	$444K	990 PDF
FY2024	$232K	$178K	$55K	$203K	990 PDF
FY2023	$111K			$234K	990 PDF
FY2022	$134K			$176K	990 PDF
FY2021	$61K			$63K	990 PDF
FY2020	$13K			$32K	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 $343,571 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $174,995$343,571

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $57,326$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $232,321$343,571

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,500

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,593$99,019

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $177,593$102,519

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,728$241,052

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $343,571 across 13 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,000

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$113,236

VIII-1d Related organizations$206,850

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$21,485

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$343,571

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$343,571

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,519 across 12 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,500$3,500

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $11,807 · Fundraising $0$11,807

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,150 · Management $34,670 · Fundraising $42,692$79,512

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,500 · Management $4,200 · Fundraising $0$7,700

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,150 · Management $50,677 · Fundraising $42,692$102,519

Part X · Balance sheet $475,540 assets, 24 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $234,488$475,540

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0

X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $234,488$475,540

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,800$31,800

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0

X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,800$31,800

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $202,688$443,740

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $202,688$443,740

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $234,488$475,540

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $443,740 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$343,571

XI-2 Total expenses$102,519

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$241,052

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$202,688

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$443,740

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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