Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,522,064
- Total expenses
- $1,347,146
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,492,132
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,063
- Other revenue
- $16,869
- Total assets, end of year
- $983,798
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $57,149
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $926,649
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $996,521
- Management and general expenses
- $184,039
- Fundraising expenses
- $166,586
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $996,521
Program services were 74.0% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,492,132
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$59,666
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3 · Investment income
total $13,063 · excluded $13,063
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$78,925
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$67,857
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $11,068 · related or exempt $11,068
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER MISC INCOME
total $5,801 · related or exempt $5,801
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,801
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $80,862 · program services $72,776 · management and general $4,043 · fundraising $4,043
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $298,607 · program services $198,896 · management and general $35,700 · fundraising $64,011
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $4,376 · program services $2,414 · management and general $131 · fundraising $1,831
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $30,660 · program services $22,093 · management and general $3,324 · fundraising $5,243
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,890 · management and general $55,890
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11g · Fees: other
total $110,723 · program services $62,808 · management and general $27,555 · fundraising $20,360
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $41,777 · program services $22,878 · management and general $869 · fundraising $18,030
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13 · Office expenses
total $24,411 · program services $18,921 · management and general $2,746 · fundraising $2,744
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17 · Travel
total $214,977 · program services $179,498 · management and general $16,848 · fundraising $18,631
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,725 · program services $1,725
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23 · Insurance
total $12,625 · management and general $12,625
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24a · Other expenses: SOFTWARE/APPLICATIONS DUE
total $103,844 · program services $71,170 · management and general $15,269 · fundraising $17,405
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24b · Other expenses: EVENTS & PROGRAM FOOD
total $52,495 · program services $52,410 · management and general $44 · fundraising $41
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24c · Other expenses: TRAINING GEAR & SHOES
total $48,843 · program services $47,355 · management and general $293 · fundraising $1,195
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24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER ITEMS
total $46,083 · program services $44,428 · management and general $1,453 · fundraising $202
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24e · All other expenses
total $219,248 · program services $199,149 · management and general $7,249 · fundraising $12,850
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $397,762 · end of year $353,814
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $322,506 · end of year $490,590
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $41,540 · end of year $44,756
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $27,527 · end of year $24,824
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $23,406 · end of year $62,914
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,625
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,725
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $6,900
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $61,010 · end of year $57,149
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $440,471 · end of year $646,687
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $311,260 · end of year $279,962
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF THE AMERICAN MILITARY THROUGH ACTIVE REMEMBRANCE
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COMMUNITY RUNS - THE CORNERSTONE TO ACHIEVING WEAR BLUE'S MISSION IS THE COMMUNITY RUN. BEGINNING WITH A CIRCLE OF REMEMBRANCE, AND FOLLOWED BY A SELF-PACED RUN OR WALK, IT IS A PLACE OF CONNECTION, SUPPORT, AND HEALTHY LIVING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES. THE PIESTEWA CHALLENGE, WHICH HONORS WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE, AND OUR MEMORIAL DAY EVENT INCLUDE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS TO CONNECT OUR COMMUNITIES IN SHARED PURPOSE. ALL EVENTS ARE FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS.
Expenses $330,083
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WEAR BLUE MILE THE WEAR BLUE MILE IS ORGANIZED AT LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. HOSTED BY OUR RACE PARTNERS, THE FIRST HALF FEATURES NAMES AND IMAGES OF FALLEN SERVICE MEMBERS, FOLLOWED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOLDING US FLAGS ON THE RACE COURSE. IT IS A LIVING MEMORIAL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER GOLD STAR AND SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS, ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS, NATIONAL GUARD, RESERVISTS, VETERANS, MILITARY RETIREES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS.
Expenses $197,626
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GOLD STAR AND SURVIVOR PROGRAMS THE YOUTH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM IS A MULTI-MONTH,RUN-FOCUSED MENTORSHIP FOR SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH WHO LOST A PARENT OR SIBLING AS A RESULT OF THEIR SERVICE. YOUTH ARE MATCHED WITH A MILITARY-CONNECTED MENTOR BUILDING RESILIENCY, HEALTHY HABITS, AND MEANINGFUL CONNECTION TO A LIFE OF SERVICE. THE ENDURANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES A LIFELONG PEER-SUPPORT COMMUNITY FOR FAMILIES WHO LOST A LOVED ONE WHILE IN MILITARY SERVICE. IT CENTERS AROUND CONFRONTING COMPLEX GRIEF THROUGH SUSTAINED REMEMBRANCE, ENDURING SUPPORT, AND EARNEST PHYSICAL CHALLENGE.
Expenses $468,812
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Lisa HallettLISA HALLETT
CEO
- Total calculated
- $83,885
- From this org
- $80,862
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,023
- Hours/week
- 40
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Ltgr Tom James JrLTGR TOM JAMES JR
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Dr Wendi WaitsDR WENDI WAITS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mary GoebelMARY GOEBEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Michael GrayumMICHAEL GRAYUM
MEMBER AT LA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mona DexterMONA DEXTER
MEMBER AT LA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ltgr Donna MartinLTGR DONNA MARTIN
MEMBER AT LA
- 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
- 2025
- Filed
- 4 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202601829349300975
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