Operation Healing Forces Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453798803
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Tampa, FL, USA
Phone
7276319713
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$6,952,479
Expenses
$6,944,627
Assets
$2,797,687
Liabilities
$360,324

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KERRY IRVIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • KERRY IRVIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $182,740 total reported compensation
  • BILLY DELONG (RETREAT PROGRAM DIRECTOR): $134,453 total reported compensation
  • DESIREE HOLLEY (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $124,340 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Operation healing forces (ohf) serves america's wounded, ill, and injured special operations forces (sof) service members, veterans, and their families by promoting long-term mental, physical, emotional, and fiscal well-being through a suite of integrated programs designed to strengthen resilience and family stability.

What it reported doing in 2025

A core component of ohf's mission is its therapeutic retreat program, which provides structured, relationship-focused experiences for special operations couples navigating the lasting impacts of combat injuries, operational stress, and trauma. These retreats equip couples with tools to strengthen communication, rebuild trust, and improve long-term relational health. Since inception, ohf has conducted 376 therapeutic sof couples retreats, serving 1,504 couples (3,008 individual participants).(continued on schedule o)the retreat program is supported through strong community partnerships and volunteer engagement. More than 50 donated homes and resort properties have hosted retreats, providing restorative environments that promote healing and reconnection. Additionally, over 100 volunteers have supported retreat operations and fundraising activities that sustain ohf's mission.to address the unique needs of caregivers supporting wounded service members, ohf expanded its programming in 2019 to include dedicated caregiver retreats focused on respite, peer connection, and resilience. Since launching this program, ohf has conducted 24 caregiver retreats, serving 93 caregivers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 66% for direct work, and 34% for 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. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 67
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.9%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 84%; rating input score 84
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Pass
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 75th 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 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: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.1%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.9% of revenue deployed · 84% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 12 of 12 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $5.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $183K · 16 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2016 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.