Operation Shower

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
261244512
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2010
Location
St Louis, MO, USA
Phone
3148093754
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,742,641
Expenses
$1,853,830
Assets
$331,716
Liabilities
$27,125

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • LEANN MORRISSEY (CHIEF SHOWER OFFICER, DIRE): $55,000 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 shower celebrates and honors military families by providing baby showers to expectant families to ease the burden of deployment.

What it reported doing in 2025

Operation shower's mission is to host group baby showers for military moms and moms-to-be. The military mom nominated for a shower must (1) have a spouse or partner who is deployed, deploying during the pregnancy, (2) be active duty with a group that is deploying or (3) have a partner who was injured during deployment.we also include families who undergo extended non-deployment absences during pregnancy or have additional stressors. We ask that the moms have not been previously showered by another group during the current pregnancy, and that the baby is no older than three months at the time of the shower.operation shower hosted 24 group baby showers in 2025 for moms in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Texas and Utah. The showers included on average over 30 moms per shower. Operation shower also sent 109 additional shower boxes to military moms across the country. The total number of moms served in 2025 was 812 moms.families in all branches of the military were served by our showers. Operation shower provided baby gifts to the families to relieve the stress caused by deployment and active duty and allowed families in similar situations to connect with each other. Operation shower continued its b is for baby program and welcome, baby box program. Through these programs, the organization was able to provide baby showers in a box to those families who were unable to be at a shower in person. This program has allowed the organization to reach families and provide items to those in need and deserving of the organization's support.these programs allow an opportunity for individuals and companies to express their thanks, love, and support to military families through their various donations.

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 61% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • 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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 21
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $243.56 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd 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: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6.4%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.18; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 3%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.6M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $55K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2011 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 53/100.