Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,388,255
- Total expenses
- $344,931
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,254,377
- Grants paid
- $130,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $95,460
- Other revenue
- $38,418
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,244,489
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,110
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,230,379
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $292,528
- Management and general expenses
- $49,592
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,811
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $292,528
Program services were 84.8% 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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1b · Membership dues
$25,345
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1c · Fundraising events
$99,317
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1d · Related organizations
$607,427
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$522,288
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3 · Investment income
total $11,125 · excluded $11,125
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $132,040
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $47,705
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $84,335
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $84,335 · excluded $84,335
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$86,341
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$99,317
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$47,923
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $38,418 · excluded $38,418
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $130,500 · program services $130,500
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $35,880 · management and general $35,880
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $6,177 · management and general $6,177
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,723 · management and general $1,723
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,118 · fundraising $1,118
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13 · Office expenses
total $3,176 · management and general $3,176
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14 · Information technology
total $11,950 · program services $9,560 · management and general $1,195 · fundraising $1,195
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24a · Other expenses: THE PHILO PROJECT
total $110,142 · program services $110,142
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24b · Other expenses: FAMILY WELLNESS
total $28,538 · program services $28,538
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24c · Other expenses: EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
total $8,673 · program services $8,673
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24d · Other expenses: UNIT EVENTS
total $3,381 · program services $3,381
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,673 · program services $1,734 · management and general $1,441 · fundraising $498
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $88,123 · end of year $397,886
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $140,000
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $846,603
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $266 · end of year $266
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $41,544 · end of year $13,844
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $186,313 · end of year $1,230,379
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FOUNDED IN 2009, VIGILANT TORCH SUPPORTS A UNIQUE SUBSET OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HOLISTIC WELL-BEING INITIATIVES. OUR PROGRAMS, RANGING FROM MENTORSHIP AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO EMERGENCY RELIEF AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, ARE TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES OF MILITARY LIFE, TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE, AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER AND UPLIFT, MAKING US A TRUSTED, ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WE SERVE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FOUNDED IN 2009, VIGILANT TORCH SUPPORTS A UNIQUE SUBSET OF THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMUNITY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HOLISTIC WELL-BEING INITIATIVES. OUR PROGRAMS, RANGING FROM MENTORSHIP AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS TO EMERGENCY RELIEF AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESX ARE TAILORED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC CHALLENGES OF MILITARY LIFE, TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE, AND BEYOND. WE PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RESOURCES THAT EMPOWER AND UPLIFT, MAKING US A TRUSTED, ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE WE SERVE.
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SCHOLARSHIPS ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO SPECIAL OPERATIONS FAMILIES.
Expenses $130,500 · Grants $130,500
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PHILO PROJECT- PROVIDES FULL BODY MRI SCREENING FOR AT RISK VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS. THIS PROVIDES PREVENTATIVE AND PROACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNS.
Expenses $110,142
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FAMILY WELLNESS - PROVIDES SUPPORT TO FAMILY WELLNESS PROGRAMS IN ORDER TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CONNECTIVENESS.
Expenses $28,538
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Expenses $23,348
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brian GellmanBRIAN GELLMAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $35,880
- From this org
- $35,880
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Michael K NagataMICHAEL K NAGATA
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dave PaulDAVE PAUL
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Vicki GraneVICKI GRANE
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Kenneth BuggsKENNETH BUGGS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John CampagnaJOHN CAMPAGNA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Christie BlakeCHRISTIE BLAKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Tom SullivanTOM SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sharlene HamiltonSHARLENE HAMILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tyrone HarveyTYRONE HARVEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joe WeirskyJOE WEIRSKY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jennifer VydarenyJENNIFER VYDARENY
SECRETARY
- 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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(19) & (C)(23) · PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND EMERGENCY RELIEF · VA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542959349301004
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