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Soldier on

Pittsfield, MA · EIN 04-3240461 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Soldier on reported $23.2 million in revenue and $23.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.25 went to program services, $3.11 to management and general costs and $0.64 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.6% of the total. Government grants made up 86.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $309,721 (CEO). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 85% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24M

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

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $23M

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

FY2025 filing. Median across 185 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
96.3%84.9%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.1%10.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.6%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.01$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
92.6%83.8%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
86.7%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
6.4%3.2%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$309,721$357,133
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.31%1.52%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
1412
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
0.510.5
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 12100.0%

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

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$23M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · revenue $1.5M

Provided homeless services to qualified veterans

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$290,392$0$19,329$309,721
CFO
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$224,833$0$16,943$241,776
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$189,675$0$14,411$204,086
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$181,511$0$8,267$189,778
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$176,797$0$8,149$184,946
EXEC. DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$142,378$0$19,938$162,316
EXEC. DIRECTOR OF FIELD SERVICES
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$152,590$0$7,068$159,658
PRESIDENT
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$151,662$0$6,757$158,419

14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Soldier on (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $944K (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
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$23M$24M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$23M$24M96.3%$937K$309,721
FY2024 ⓘ$21M$21M96.5%$1.3M$301,187
FY2023 ⓘ$17M$18M95.0%$1.7M$386,858
FY2022 ⓘ$13M$14M95.6%$8.3M$248,972
FY2021 ⓘ$15M$15M95.4%$8.7M$316,596
FY2020 ⓘ$13M$13M95.0%$8.8M$253,964

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · 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–1b12 · 10 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 2Yes
  • 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 5187
  • Volunteers Part I, line 610

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
ANTERIS SOLUTIONS INC
It support
$289,214
THE GI GO FUND
Ssvf housing
$200,000
BERKSHIRE COUNTY REGIONAL HOUSING AUTHOR
Veteran services
$145,000
MONEY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL
Credit counseling for veterans
$128,895

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

8 private foundations reported grants to Soldier on totaling $121K 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

Every number above is copied from Soldier on's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Soldier on, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Soldier on's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Soldier on reported that 96.3% of its $23.6 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Soldier on pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Soldier on reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $309,721, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Soldier on get its money?

Of $23.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 92.6% came from contributions and grants (including 86.7% from government grants) and 6.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Soldier on a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-3240461 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202620689349300827 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511219349300916 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411269349300021 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320469349301042 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202220109349300222 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202120119349300312 · read the filing

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