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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OPERATION WARRIOR SHIELD.

Totals

Total revenue
$180,842
Total expenses
$208,086
Contributions and grants received
$188,522
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$7,680
Total assets, end of year
$162,018
Total liabilities, end of year
$42,500
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$119,518
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$167,409
Management and general expenses
$16,737
Fundraising expenses
$23,940
Program service expenses (Part III)
$167,409

Program services were 80.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $26,260

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $142,262

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,260

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $10,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $23,940

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$7,680

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,038 · management and general $4,038

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,581 · fundraising $6,581

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,689 · program services $698 · management and general $991

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,811 · management and general $1,811

  • 24a · Other expenses: Contributions

    total $7,890 · program services $7,115 · management and general $775

  • 24b · Other expenses: Consultants

    total $51,000 · program services $38,250 · management and general $5,100 · fundraising $7,650

  • 24c · Other expenses: MIsc Exp

    total $18,595 · program services $4,864 · management and general $4,022 · fundraising $9,709

  • 24d · Other expenses: Direct Program Expenses

    total $116,482 · program services $116,482

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $148,262 · end of year $161,518

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $500

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,500 · end of year $2,500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $40,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $146,762 · end of year $119,518

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Operation Warrior Shield OWS provides comprehensive support programs for service members, veterans, first responders and their families to help heal their hidden wounds to reduce the epidemic of suicide through meditation, health wellness programs and companion dog assistance

Activities or mission (Part I)

OWS provides support programs for service members, veterans, first responders their families to help heal their hidden wounds to reduce the epidemic of suicide through meditation, wellness programs companion dogs

  • Operation Canine Companion continues to receive awards for the work of providing Companion/Service dogs to those Veterans and First Responders who need support.Six canines were donated to individuals including veterans and first responders. The Doris Day Animal Foundation continues to be a strong supporter.

    Expenses $139,006

  • OWS held 4 Wellness events which were attended by NYC Department of Veterans Services, Mayors Office of Mental Health, NYPD, FDNY, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior Project, Brooklyn Borough Hall, and individual veterans. These sessions helped OWS towards its mission to heal the hidden wounds by giving confidence to those dealing with PTSD. OWS continued to gain support for their mission of Healing The Hidden Wounds by receiving NYC grants. The partnership with NYPDs Health Wellness Dept. resulted in additinal officers trained in TM and having OWS as the key note speaker at the NYPD Wellness Summit at the NYPD Police Academy.

    Expenses $20,873

  • Other expenses include support to Veterans and other organizations that are consistent with the mission of OWS.

    Expenses $7,530

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Chief Master Sergeant ret Ed Schloe

    Chairman/President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Lt Col ret Patrick Kernan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • John Walsh

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dennis Herrera

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Rodriguez

    Board member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Syslo

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Bethann Carbonne

    Chief Strategy Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • Andrea Corbine

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Gordon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mychal Watts

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
9 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501299349303615

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