Heroes First Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272592600
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Norcross, GA, USA
Phone
4047861739
Rating
96
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$81,043
Expenses
$90,000
Assets
$15,973

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • JOHN P KAHREN (CHAIRMAN)
  • EDDIE LONG (DIRECTOR)
  • PAUL PETERSON (DIRECTOR)

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 heroes first foundation, inc. Was established to provide additional support to our military and first responder families. The heroes first foundation recognizes the countless hours spent and sacrifices made by our military heroes, police officers and firefighters to protect our lives, our property, our families and our american freedom. For some, the hardship begins immediately. For others, the hardship grows over time. The heroes first foundation is committed to doing all they can do to support these heroes because they know freedoms are not free and we are committed to those who make those freedoms possible.

What it reported doing in 2024

Heroes first foundation held a golf tournament in 2024 and raised over 170,000. The organization was able to make a grant to paws4vets in the amount of 70,000. Paws4vets is a 501(c)(3) organization. Through the paws4vets assistance dog placement program (p4vadpp) veterans, active-duty servicemembers (adsm) or their dependents with physical, neurological, psychiatric or emotional disabilities can receive psychiatric service dogs, mobility service dogs and rehabilitative assistance dogs, free of charge. A grant in the amount of 10,000 was made to cherokee county homeless veterans program. That organization focuses on helping homeless veterans in cherokee county Georgia with food, housing, clothing, and other support. A grant in the amount of 10,000 was made to folds of honor foundation. Folds of honor foundation is a 510(c)(3) organization that provides educational scholarships for qualifying spouses and/or dependent children of military service men and women and first responders killed or disabled while serving and defending our great nation.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 25
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: -11.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; 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: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.2% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $90K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 30/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.