Warrior Music Foundation Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
822321715
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Bowie, MD, USA
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Military, Veterans' Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$152,859
Expenses
$133,054
Assets
$75,273
Liabilities
$25,566

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Michael Caimona (President)
  • Robert Wall (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Michael Caimona (President)
  • Robert Wall (Vice President)
  • Justin Smith (Secretary and Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to serve our active duty military veterans and their families as they deal with the complexities of PTSD by providing a venue for learning healing and camaraderie using music lessons in both individual and group settings that is influenced by music therapy. At Warrior Music Foundation veterans military members and their families can enroll in individual music lessons that are tailored to their skill level - from beginner to virtuoso. In parallel we will facilitate group band sessions that foster camaraderie among students. These sessions will include coaches who are seasoned musicians who will work with the bands to shape their performances. The entire program will be facilitated by a team of music therapists who will ensure the instructors and students are both aligned to maximize the output of the lessons. Our therapists are a resource for the military members veterans and their families to use as much or little as they desire.

What it reported doing in 2025

Community Outreach: To drive awareness of the suicide rate among the veteran population and the gravity of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the effects it has on active duty military veterans and their families; to provide support to the community in the wake of tragedy; to promote the healing power of music and the arts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 76.3%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 87.6%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13%; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.6% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 76.3% of revenue deployed · 87.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $117K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.