All-american Heroes Foundation
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 854250089
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Steelville, MO, USA
- Phone
- 3605845208
- Rating
- 92
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Human Service Organizations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $74,308
- Expenses
- $106,998
- Assets
- $17,691
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RYAN PATTERSON (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- RYAN PATTERSON (PRESIDENT)
- KODY SMITH (SECRETARY)
- HEATHER WILLIAMS (CHIEF OPERAT)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of all-american heroes foundation is to enhance the mental health and well-being of veterans, first responders, and their caregivers through throttle therapy, outdoor wellness, and backcountry education. We foster healing and resilience by promoting teamwork, communication, and a strong sense of community. Through shared adventure and purposeful connection, we empower our nation's heroes and those who support them to grow, thrive, and rediscover their strength beyond service.
What it reported doing in 2024
In 2024, all-american heros made it possible for 153 military, veterans, and first responders to experience the outdoors in Wyoming, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana and Colorado. Events included lodging, food, rentals etc where participants were educated on riding snowmobiles and other off-road recreational vehicles. Education included beginner rider education; wilderness, first aid, and cpr training; and air e level 1 & 2 classes, along with mental health training and seminars. Over the past five years, all-american heroes foundation has proudly served veterans, first responders, active-duty military, caregivers, and their families-those who dedicate their lives to serving others. Through our mission of enhancing mental health and well-being through throttle therapy, outdoor wellness, and backcountry education, we've built a movement centered on healing, connection, and purpose. Our accomplishments to date: snowmobiles gifted - providing deserving heroes with the opportunity to experience throttle therapy and adventure-based healing. Scholarships for backcountry education - empowering veterans and first responders with safety, leadership, and avalanche training to build confidence and camaraderie in the backcountry. Over 1,000 heroes served - through rides, retreats, and community events focused on wellness, peer support, and mental health. Family & caregiver inclusion - recognizing that healing happens together, we've created experiences that bring families and supporters into the journey of recovery and reconnection. Community partnerships - collaborated with outdoor industry leaders, local businesses, and national organizations to expand our impact and outreach. Dozens of events nationwide - from snowmobile and side-by-side rides to fishing retreats and wellness gatherings-each designed to foster teamwork, communication, and belonging. With over 35 events in the last 5 years, all-american heroes foundation aims to continue to empower the brave men, women, and their families. Looking ahead: as we celebrate this five-year milestone, we are reminded that our mission is far from finished. Each snowmobile given, each mile ridden, and each conversation shared represents a life touched and a community strengthened. With continued support, all-american heroes foundation will keep empowering our nation's heroes to grow, thrive, and rediscover their strength beyond service.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 95
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 18
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 86.9%; rating input score 87
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -44%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.17; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 43.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -0% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $93K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.