Active Heroes Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
454138378
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Shepherdsville, KY, USA
Phone
5023870379
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$202,808
Expenses
$253,236
Assets
$1,685,565
Liabilities
$303,158

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CORTNEY BURDEN (President)

People named in this filing

  • CORTNEY BURDEN (President)
  • LANCE TURLINGTON (BOARD MEMBER)
  • DAVID BASHAW (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Active heroes mission is to provide therapeuic programs and activities that promote camaraderie and help active-duty military, verterans and their families flourish in life outside of uniform

What it reported doing in 2024

The Active Heroes Cabins for Veterans is a one of a kind place of healing from the visible and invisible wounds of war that combines integration, nature, outdoor activities, physical activities and family building challenges. The Retreat is a great place to get outside and develop relationships with other Veterans who might be experiencing the same challenges. The Retreat has an 18 hole disc golf course, camping, hiking, archery and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 61% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 6
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 5.5%; rating input score 6
  • Program expense ratio: 4.5%; rating input score 5
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.6 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -24.9%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.66; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -10.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -11.8% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 5.5% of revenue deployed · 4.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 6/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 5/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 8/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 21/100.