Support Our Troops
Support Our Troops reported $20.3 million in revenue and $20.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $99.18 went to program services, $0.72 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $185,000 (PRESIDENT). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 71% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $20MFor context, the median across 2,433 covered unclassified charities: $88.27 programs, $11.68 management, $0.05 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 $20MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 99.2% | 86.7% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 11.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 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 | 97.4% | 29.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.6% | 58.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $185,000 | $301,601 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.92% | 1.38% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -0.1 | 6.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 1 of 3 | 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 expenseThe troopons program is a highly innovative program operated at the request of the military community that enhances the well being of overseas military families by providing food and non-food manufacturer coupons to stretch their hard-earned pay
The care goods program ships, and assists others in shipping, morale and well-being items to troops deployed worldwide
Widespread civilian support is key to the morale and well-being of america's service members. The organization performs a variety of activities to providing means by which people can publicly display their support for and pride in their troops and to get out the message of supporting america's troops and their families
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, 55.00 hrs/week | $185,000 | $0 | $0 | $185,000 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Support Our Troops (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $185K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance 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–1b3 · 1 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 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 57
- Volunteers Part I, line 67,700
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Support Our Troops totaling $2,000 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 Support Our Troops's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Support Our Troops, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Support Our Troops's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Support Our Troops reported that 99.2% of its $20.2 million in expenses went to program services, 0.7% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Support Our Troops pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Support Our Troops reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $185,000, for the role of PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Support Our Troops get its money?
Of $20.3 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.4% came from contributions and grants and 2.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Support Our Troops a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 33-1112829 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 202532329349300113 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422699349301312 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349314015 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221789349300712 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202102949349300930 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012699349300611 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 33-1112829: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.