Building Homes for Heroes
Building Homes for Heroes reported $21.1 million in revenue and $17.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $96.04 went to program services, $1.37 to management and general costs and $2.59 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $196,950 (DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 108% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 933 covered housing & shelter charities: $89.27 programs, $10.73 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $21MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 96.0% | 87.5% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.4% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.5% | 17.0% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 66.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $196,950 | $300,863 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.10% | 1.57% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.7 | 10.0 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHome award program: Building Homes for heroes constructs, gifts, modifies, and beautifies homes for injured veterans and their families, including gold star families and first responders all across the country. In addition, we provide a growing amount of support services to help them build better and brighter lives and reach new heights they may have never imagined before. These mortgage-free homes not only help to remove the family's financial burden, but they also help to restore the individual's freedom and enable the veteran to lead a more independent and productive civilian life. These…
Physical health, mental and financial wellness: Building Homes for heroes goes well above and beyond to support our veterans and our first responders by providing a fundamental basis for family connectivity, hope and healing, camaraderie, communication and promise towards their physical health and mental well-being. One major aspect of this in 2025 was our growing programs to help with physical health and mental wellness. Ranging from traditional to innovative support, we were able to support more than 5,000 heroes in 2025 alone. To accomplish this, we sponsored hundreds of workshops and…
Athletics + academics, emergency funding and financial support programs: our goal is to always empower our veterans and their families, so they survive and thrive ahead. Our emergency funding program enables US to support veterans and first responders through difficult periods and sudden, life-altering moments. These moments can include, but are not limited to, their struggles, an illness, the loss of a job, or a major repair needed by disastrous weather events such as hurricanes, tornadoes and flooding. This program helps prevent life-altering foreclosures and the devastating risk of…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $178,175 | $0 | $18,775 | $196,950 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $142,652 | $0 | $22,848 | $165,500 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Building Homes for Heroes (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $321K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 519
- Volunteers Part I, line 62,150
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PULTA HOME COMPANY Construction | $652,559 |
| ALFONSI CONSTRUCTION LLC Construction | $537,643 |
| O2X HUMAN PERFORMANCE LLC Training and education | $500,000 |
| PROBUILT CONSTRUCTION LLC Construction | $437,798 |
| FLYING PEANUT PRODUCTION INC Media production | $418,004 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
25 private foundations reported grants to Building Homes for Heroes totaling $294K 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.
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Every number above is copied from Building Homes for Heroes's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Building Homes for Heroes, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Building Homes for Heroes's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Building Homes for Heroes reported that 96.0% of its $17.9 million in expenses went to program services, 1.4% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Building Homes for Heroes pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Building Homes for Heroes reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $196,950, for the role of DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Building Homes for Heroes get its money?
Of $21.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 96.5% came from contributions and grants (including 1.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Building Homes for Heroes a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-4540852 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, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642519349300334 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202532269349303108 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422719349301002 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322989349301882 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202243049349300134 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112709349301301 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012889349300921 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-4540852: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.