Heroes CARE

High Ridge, MO · EIN 01-0777850 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Heroes CARE reported $30.4 million in revenue and $30.3 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.02 went to program services, $0.55 to management and general costs and $0.43 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 100.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $121,272 (President). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 15% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $30M

Program services$99.02 $30M
Management & general$0.55 $165K
Fundraising$0.43 $131K

For context, the median across 185 covered public & societal benefit charities: $88.81 programs, $11.18 management, $0.01 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$100.00 $30M
Other revenue$0.00 $86

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	99.0%	84.9%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	0.5%	10.7%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.4%	0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	100.0%	83.8%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.0%	0.0%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.0%	3.2%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$121,272	$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.40%	1.52%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	1	12
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	1.7	10.5
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	7 of 7	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$30M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $30M

A collaborate effort among well established non-governmental organizations designed to provide complete and proactive support for members of all branches of the military and their families through pre-deployment, deployment, family reintegration and post-deployment

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
President Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$121,272	$0	$0	$121,272
Vice President Director/trustee, 40.00 hrs/week	$77,162	$0	$0	$77,162

1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Heroes CARE (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $198K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$30M	$30M	99.0%	$4.2M	$121,272
2023 ⓘ	$20M	$18M	98.4%	$4.1M	$115,500
2022 ⓘ	$17M	$19M	98.4%	$2.2M	$115,042
2021 ⓘ	$19M	$20M	98.9%	$4.3M	$110,000
2020 ⓘ	$24M	$25M	99.3%	$5.1M	$113,449
2019 ⓘ	$27M	$24M	99.0%	$6.1M	$97,599

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b7 · 7 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 58
Volunteers Part I, line 6169

Private foundation grants it received

6 private foundations reported grants to Heroes CARE totaling $133K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Heroes CARE's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Heroes CARE reported that 99.0% of its $30.3 million in expenses went to program services, 0.5% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Heroes CARE pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Heroes CARE reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $121,272, for the role of President (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Heroes CARE get its money?

Of $30.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 100.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Heroes CARE a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 01-0777850 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513039349301766 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202441359349305274 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341959349300439 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202231789349301503 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121939349300522 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202023169349302952 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 01-0777850: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.