Special Operations Warrior Foundation
Special Operations Warrior Foundation reported $32.9 million in revenue and $24.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.76 went to program services, $3.25 to management and general costs and $5.99 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 54.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $346,179 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 46% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $24MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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 $33MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.8% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 3.3% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.08 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 54.2% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $346,179 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.44% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 101.2 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 24 of 25 | 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 expenseScholarship grants: the foundation employs a proactive approach to the academic success of our students, with an intentional focus on their completion of a post-secondary degree. In 2025, 283 children attended colleges or other post-secondary educational institutions and the foundation provided approximately $6.8 million to the children attending college. Our grants include funding for tuition, room and board, books, tutoring, computers, fees, transportation, and personal expenses. At december 31, 2025 there were 2,015 children who survived 1,497 Special Operations personnel, spouses of…
Educational advocacy, tutoring and private schooling: academic and career advocacy services are available to all eligible children beginning at a young age. By setting the expectation of apost-secondary education, our students begin setting their academic and professional goals from a young age. The foundation is there to ensure that each student is on track to reach those goals. The foundation provided educational advocacy to almost 1,200 children that have not yet reached college age or started their post-secondary education. 452 of these children were in middle and high school and…
Support to Special Operations wounded personnel: support to Special Operations wounded personnel: special operators are deployed in over 80 countries every day. One of the most difficultchallenges that Special Operations families may face is the immediate financial burden when their loved one is hospitalized with severe combat wounds, injuries, or illness. Since 2006, Special Operations Warrior Foundation has provided immediate financial support to over 1,337 severely wounded, ill, and injured special operators requiring hospitalization. In 2025, the foundation provided direct financial…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $294,258 | $0 | $51,921 | $346,179 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,853 | $0 | $21,792 | $223,645 |
| DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,857 | $0 | $7,910 | $149,767 |
| DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $141,624 | $0 | $7,971 | $149,595 |
| DIRECTOR OF RESOURCES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,800 | $0 | $11,897 | $137,697 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Special Operations Warrior Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $496K (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–1b25 · 24 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 521
- Volunteers Part I, line 6200
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| LCG ASSOCIATES INC Investment advisory | $166,106 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
80 private foundations reported grants to Special Operations Warrior Foundation totaling $1.8M 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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Questions people ask
How much of Special Operations Warrior Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Special Operations Warrior Foundation reported that 90.8% of its $24.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.3% to management and general and 6.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Special Operations Warrior Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Special Operations Warrior Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $346,179, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Special Operations Warrior Foundation get its money?
Of $32.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 54.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Special Operations Warrior Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1183585 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 202602549349301100 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542749349300914 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202432679349300608 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322489349301672 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202212449349300916 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202122189349301462 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011009349300436 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1183585: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.