For the Troops

Analysis

For the Troops is a registered charity in United States, based in Simi Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, For the Troops reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.0m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, For the Troops sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westside Cares Inc ($2.0m), Tri-City Senior Citizens Club ($2.0m) and Podiatry Institute Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $652k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $618k.