Marine Raider Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452913544
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Official website data refreshed
Jul 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Fishers, IN, United States
Phone
(951) 551-9309
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$930,908
Expenses
$1,222,632
Assets
$1,311,829
Liabilities
$33,683

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSICA MC ANDREWS (CEO)
  • THEODORE BUCIERKA (President)
  • MICHAEL MANOUKIAN (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • JESSICA MC ANDREWS (CEO): $217,900 total reported compensation
  • SARAH CHRISTIAN (DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS): $136,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Helping those who have sacrificed the most. 3. Our Mission Our Missionmster52025-10-07T07:20:39+00:00 The Marine Raider Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides benevolent support to active duty and medically retired MARSOC Raiders and their families, as well as to the families of Raiders who have lost their lives in service to our Nation. Since standing up in May of 2012, the Marine Raider Foundation has provided over $7 million in support to MARSOC Marines, Sailors and their families. The Foundation aims to meet needs unmet by the government with an emphasis on building personal and family resiliency and supporting the full reintegration of MARSOC personnel following wounds, injuries and extended deployments.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025 we were able to provide the following assistance:- over $600,000 in direct support to raiders and their families. - served more than 8,000 individiduals.- 111 transition assistance grants.- 2,917 served through family resiliency programs.- 174 marine raiders received medical equipment or services.- 161 gold star family members attended our annual resliency & remembrance events- a new memorial honoring those who served with 1st msob/1st mrb was funded. 1)legacy/preservation projects - funding the construction and maintenance of memorials located at marsoc installations and throughout the nation. During the year a new memorial was installed honoring those who served with 1st msob/1st mrb and gave their lives in service to our country. 2)family resiliency support - funded morale and resiliency events including pre-deployment briefs, the marsoc kids ball and heritage week, collectively serving 2,917 individuals during the year. Funding of services for raider family members with special needs, including funding out-of-pocket expenses related to family medical emergencies. 3)raider support - as active duty and retired raiders transition out of military service and re-enter civilian life, the marine raider foundation provides tools and financial assistance to support their success. In 2025 we awarded 111 transition assistance grants for raiders transitioning out of military service. Access to mentors and support of career transition programs and events. Funding for programs, awards and ceremonies that recognize and promote raiders' personal and professional resiliency. 4)tragedy assistance/survivor support - the foundation provides ongoing support to marine raiders managing wounds, injuries and conditions resulting from their service. This program ensures that all eligible heroes receive the treatments and necessary tools for recovery and quality of life, including services not covered by the u.s. Department of defense (d.o.d.)or the u.s. Department of veterans affairs. Specific activites include: funding advanced rehabilitation programs, innovative medical equipment and treatments not covered by military health insurance. This year 174 raiders received medical equipment or services not covered by the d.o.d. Hosing the annual resiliency & rememberance event for gold star families to keep them connected with one another and their extended marine raider family. 161 gold star family members attended this event. Funding travel for family members to be present bedside following surgeries or hospitalization. Hosting and funding commemorative events and memorials honoring marsoc's fallen heroes, including funding travel for gold star families and active-duty raiders to attend funeral services and commemorations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 89% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 22
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.8%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 71.7%; rating input score 72
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.69 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • 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: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -31.3%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.8% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 6.2% per year; rating input score 100; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 94.8% of revenue deployed · 71.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $877K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $218K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 11/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 51/100.