Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,442,000
- Total expenses
- $2,488,400
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,442,000
- Grants paid
- $2,369,745
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,440,087
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,440,087
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,442,000
- Management and general expenses
- $28,200
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,200
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,442,000
Program services were 98.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$358,000
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,084,000
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$950,865
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$358,000
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $2,369,745 · program services $2,369,745
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $58,000 · program services $35,000 · management and general $15,000 · fundraising $8,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $14,000 · program services $10,000 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $2,000
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,000 · program services $2,000 · management and general $2,000 · fundraising $2,000
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17 · Travel
total $23,000 · program services $14,000 · management and general $6,000 · fundraising $3,000
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23 · Insurance
total $17,655 · program services $11,255 · management and general $3,200 · fundraising $3,200
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $708,922 · end of year $751,366
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $521,000 · end of year $532,000
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $204,000 · end of year $72,255
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $283,196 · end of year $500,000
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $987,000 · end of year $486,000
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $86,543 · end of year $98,466
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,790,661 · end of year $2,440,087
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Through the granting of wishes, WISH for OUR HEROES strives to assist military families struggling with burdens caused by deployment, family separation, and the daily strains of military life. By providing transparency for donors and a unique focus on assisting military members not covered by existing government or non-profit channels, WISH for OUR HEROES assists families by providing basic needs. Examples include food, shelter, transportation, child needs, and medical expenses. Walk Among Heroes, a division of Wish for Our Heroes, provides trips for World War II Veterans, Wounded Veterans, and Veterans of other wars to return to battlefields around the world where they fought. The trips provide mental healing for the Veterans, then through their experiences, Walk Among Heroes shares the Veterans' stories and experiences to provide renewed emphasis on history.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Through the granting of wishes, provide basic needs assistance to military personnel and their families. Wish for Our Heroes assists military families with food, shelter, transportation, child needs, medical expenses, mental health needs, and other basic necessities for military and their families. Through Walk Among Heroes, a division of Wish for Our Heroes, World War II Veterans, wounded Veterans, and Veterans from other wars are returned to places where they fought to allow for mental healing and the sharing of experiences and stories. The mission of Walk Among Heroes is to provide mental healing to Veterans who have sacrificed so much for the freedom of our nation, while facilitating a greater understanding of history.
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WISH for OUR HEROES granted 5,630 wishes for the period ending November 30, 2025. The 5,630 wishes resulted in providing assistance to more than 14,000 individuals associated with the U.S. Military. The grants ranged from basic needs such as food, housing, transportation, child needs, household goods, and basic home expenses, to recreational wishes such as sporting events. Revenue received that is directly programmatic is in kind revenue, which totaled $950,865. Grants were disbursed in 34 of the 50 states.
Expenses $2,145,000 · Grants $2,145,000 · Revenue $2,145,000
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Through Wish for Our Heroes' Walk Among Heroes Division, 12 World War II Veterans and their families were returned to Normandy, Bastogne, and other battlefields around the world where they fought. Also, 4 high student ambassadors and their caretakers were provided scholarships, including all travel expenses, to visit Normandy alongside the World War II Veterans
Expenses $125,000 · Grants $125,000 · Revenue $125,000
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Wish for Our Heroes Florida Division, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL and Burnt Store Marina, FL, granted 163 wishes vcalued at $172,000 to assist Florida military families struggling with basic needs such as food, shelter, transportation, child needs, medical expenses, and other basic necessities.
Expenses $172,000 · Grants $172,000 · Revenue $172,000
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Jeffrey A Wells
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 30
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Erich Von Orrick
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Anthony Rives
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Michael Denman
Secretary & Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Sharon Teich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202600969349300900
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