Torn Warriors

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
842241764
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2022, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Wells, NV, USA
Rating
52
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,147
Expenses
$44,541
Assets
$277,156

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Curt Caruso (President)
  • Lucas Chesla (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Janine Presson (Treasurer)
  • Curt Caruso (President)
  • Kathryn Basso (Secretary)

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

TORN Warriors is dedicated to empowering disabled veterans and active duty service members by facilitating their participation in extreme sports and events that were previously inaccessible due to injuries. By offering support through human or mechanical assistance and modifications TORN Warriors enables these individuals to engage in local regional and national competitions. These activities not only provide a sense of normalcy and pride but also showcase the veterans sacrifice grit and resilience to the public serving as a powerful symbol of their dedication and determination.

What it reported doing in 2024

Mental health services: Covered costs associated with our clients seeking mental health support to handle reactions to emotional triggers

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.2%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 49.4%; rating input score 49

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 65.2%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.22; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -39.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -24% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 14.1% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.2% of revenue deployed · 49.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $22K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 8 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 49/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Part III transfer expenses within program total did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.