Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$20,125,034

Total expenses

$15,876,334

Contributions and grants received

$19,669,955

Grants paid

$12,380,073

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$455,079

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$20,856,155

Total liabilities, end of year

$639,475

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$20,216,680

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$15,228,357

Management and general expenses

$249,253

Fundraising expenses

$398,724

Program service expenses (Part III)

$15,228,357

Program services were 95.9% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• HOME AWARD PROGRAM - BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES BUILDS, GIFTS, MODIFIES, AND BEAUTIFIES HOMES FOR INJURED VETERANS WITH SEVERE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WOUNDS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING GOLD STAR FAMILIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE A GROWING RANGE OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP THEM BUILD BETTER AND BRIGHTER LIVES AND REACH NEW HEIGHTS. 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 HOMES ARE CONSTRUCTED, CUSTOMIZED AND BEAUTIFIED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PHYSICALLY OR PSYCHOLOGICALLY DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY QUALITY OF LIFE AND TO LEAD A HOPEFUL AND PROMISING FUTURE AHEAD. ON AVERAGE, THE ORGANIZATION REACHED THE EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE HOME EVERY 11 DAYS FOR A TWELFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR IN 2024, INCLUDING OUR MILESTONE 400TH HOME SINCE INCEPTION. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO REACH 40 HOMES ONCE AGAIN IN 2025 (GREATER THAN ONE HOME EVERY 11 DAYS), WITH HIGH HOPES TO REACH AS MANY AS 50 HOMES A NEW RECORD PLUS OUR MILESTONE 500TH HOME BEFORE THE END OF 2026. WE'VE FOUND THAT THE GIFT OF A MORTGAGE-FREE HOME PROVIDES PERMANENT STABILITY AND A LIFE-CHANGING FOUNDATION FOR THE VETERAN TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS, PROFESSIONALLY, ACADEMICALLY AND RECREATIONALLY, THAT THEY MIGHT NEVER HAVE IMAGINED FOLLOWING THEIR INJURIES, AND SETS THEM ON A PATH TOWARDS IMPROVING THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLNESS ON A LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY. AS WELL, IT'S A GENERATIONAL GIFT THAT ALLOWS THE CHILDREN OF THE FAMILIES TO CREATE STABILITY IN THEIR LIFE AND ONE DAY INHERIT THE HOME. IT'S TRULY AN HONOR TO SERVE THE AMAZING MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE COURAGEOUSLY SERVED AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR ALL OF US, AND FOR OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY.

  Expenses $13,714,490 · Grants $11,146,783

• PHYSICAL, 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 IS IN 2024 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 2,500 HEROES IN 2024 ALONE, WITH THE HOPE TO SUPPORT MORE THAN 5,000 HEROES IN 2025. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE SPONSORED HUNDREDS OF WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT TRAINED VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS WITH ESSENTIAL SKILLS THAT AIM TO IMPROVE THEIR EVERY-DAY WELL-BEING, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND EVERY DAY HEALTH, THEIR PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE HAVE SUPPORTED VETERANS TO CLIMB THE WORLD'S TALLEST MOUNTAINS, AND WINNING MEDALS IN THE WARRIOR GAMES, INVICTUS GAMES AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EVENTS WE HOSTED IN IN 2024 WAS OUR 6TH ANNUAL TEAM BUILDING EVENT, BRINGING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF OUR VETERAN HOME RECIPIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FOR THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF FAMILY FUN, FRIENDLY COMPETITION, CONNECTIVITY, NEW FRIENDSHIPS, SPIRITED CAMARADERIE AND A LIFETIME OF HEALING THAT OUR VETERANS CONTINUE TO RAVE ABOUT. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTRAORDINARILY HELPFUL TOWARDS HELPING VETERANS REUNITE AND REGAIN THEIR MILITARY CAMARADERIE WITH THEIR FELLOW SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AND ALSO HELPS THEM UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE NOT DEFINED BY THEIR INJURES, BUT HOW THEY CAN OVERCOME THEM. WITH MORE SUPPORT, WE HOPE TO FURTHER GROW THIS PROGRAM ON A NATIONAL SCALE. WITH RECENT REPORTS INDICATING UP TO 23 VETERAN SUICIDES A DAY, WE RECOGNIZE JUST HOW VITAL THESE PROGRAMS ARE. THEY NOT ONLY SUPPORT OUR VETERANS NOW BUT ALSO HELP PAVE THE WAY FOR A BETTER AND BRIGHTER FUTURE AHEAD FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

  Expenses $1,168,228 · Grants $957,153

• ACADEMIC SUPPORT, EMERGENCY FUNDING AND FINANCIAL ADVISOR GUIDANCE - OUR GOAL IS TO ALWAYS EMPOWER OUR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THEY SURVIVE AND THRIVE. WITH ECONOMIC CHALLENGES CAUSING FAMILIES NATIONWIDE TO STRUGGLE, OUR EMERGENCY FUNDING PROGRAM ALLOWS US TO HELP VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS DURING DIFFICULT FINANCIAL TIMES, AS WELL ASSUDDEN LIFE-ALTERING MOMENTS IN THEIR LIVES. THESE MOMENTS CAN INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF JOB, AN ILLNESS, OR A MAJOR REPAIR NEEDED FROM DISASTROUS WEATHER EVENTS SUCH AS HURRICANES, TORNADOES AND FLOODING. AS WELL, IT CAN SAVE A VETERAN AND THEIR FAMILY FROM FORECLOSURE ON THEIR HOME AND HEARTBREAKING HOMELESSNESS, ALL TOO COMMONLY EXPERIENCED. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR ARE ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS. ANOTHER MAJOR WAY WE HELP VETERANS IMPROVE THEIR FINANCIAL WELL-BEING IS BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO MAINTAIN HOME EXPENSES AND MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES AND TO PLAN A SUCCESSFUL FINANCIAL FUTURE AHEAD. TO ACHIEVE THAT END, WE OFFER PARTNERSHIPS WITH CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS TO ASSIST THEM THROUGH THEIR FINANCES AND HELP VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOCUS ON LIVING A PROMISING AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE, WHILE ALSO LEARNING ABOUT INVESTING, THE PROS AND CONS OF COMPOUND INTEREST, AND SAVING FOR THE FUTURE. A MAJOR FOCUS OF THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MINIMIZING OR ELIMINATING DEBT ENTIRELY, AND THE FREEDOM IT PROVIDES TO LIVE AN EVER MORE HOPEFUL FUTURE AHEAD. BUILDING HOMES FOR HEROES IS ALSO SUPPORTING OUR VETERANS ACCOMPLISH THEIR DREAMS IN ACADEMICS FOLLOWING THEIR SERVICE. MANY OF OUR VETERANS GO ON TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION WITH OUR ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT. ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE A LARGE PART OF OUR MISSION TO HELP OUR VETERANS BUILD BETTER AND BRIGHTER LIVES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE GIFTING OF A HOME.

  Expenses $345,639 · Grants $276,137

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

14 August 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

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