Special Operations Fund

Analysis

Special Operations Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Special Operations Fund reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.9m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Special Operations Fund sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement ($1.9m), Spectrum Charter School Inc ($1.9m) and Vincent Mastro Montessori Academy Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (9.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11.7m against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 2 employees.