Infinite Hero Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450983498
IRS 990 coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Lake Forest, CA, USA
Phone
9493974096
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$570,660
Expenses
$976,899
Assets
$500,906
Liabilities
$3,567

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • COLIN BADEN (PAST PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER)
  • ERICK POSTON (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • COLIN BADEN (PAST PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER)
  • COLONEL ROBERT J COATES RET (DIRECTOR)
  • THOMAS E DAVIN (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The foundation funds programs that increase the availability of critical mental and physical health services and invests in innovative programs and therapies to accelerate rehabilitation and recovery.

What it reported doing in 2025

The foundation raises public awareness of its mission, and solicits contributions, at public and charity events and through traditional communications channels as well as through its website (www.infinitehero.org) and the use of social media. The foundation also works with corporate partners to spread awareness to their consumers and social media followers. From time to time the foundation also holds charity events. In addition, because the foundation expects that its name, logo and trade dress (the "ihf marks") will be associated with its mission statement, the foundation intends to license the ihf marks to corporate partners, usually in exchange for a donation to the foundation of a portion of the proceeds from the sale of such products using the ihf marks. The foundation is committed to dedicating its resources and property for the beneficial use of charitable causes consistent with its mission statement. The foundation's program services principally consist of support grants it makes to specially selected nonprofit organizations to fund programs that directly benefit our military heroes and their families and to promote the development of innovative rehabilitative programs and therapies. Since its inception, the foundation has made grants totaling $5,744,840 in furtherance of its mission.

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 89% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 94
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Program expense ratio: 56.6%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $1.75 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
    • 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: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Fail
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -71.2%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -10.1% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 96.9% of revenue deployed · 56.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $553K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $158K reported
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 7 filed related-organization links
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 5/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Audit committee oversight not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 25/100.