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OPERATOR FOUNDATION INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $71K · expenses $111K · assets $0

EIN
84-4178697
Address
PO BOX 2258, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22042-0258
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
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Mission

The Operator Foundation provides monetary assistance to active duty and former members of select US Special Operations units. To be eligible, the member must be an operator or direct squadron support personnel. Dependent children area also eligible. The areas of assistance we provide are: daycare, preschool, summer camps, private school tuition for those under 18, and university-level tuition assistances.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ronald Mahrs Founder CEO2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Chris Rohrbach President2023 2 $0 reported 1
Serena Castelda Secretary2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
James Olson Treasurer2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Dr George Steffian (former) President of the Board2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald Mahrs Founder CEO5 $0-$0 $01
Chris Rohrbach President2 $0-$0 $01
Serena Castelda Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
James Olson Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald E Mahrs Founder and CEO8 $0-$0 $01
Dr George Steffian President of the Board2 $0-$0 $01
Serena Castelda Secretary2 $0-$0 $01
James Olson Treasurer2 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ronald E Mahrs Founder & Executive Director4 $0-$0 $01
Dr George Steffian President of the Board1 $0-$0 $01
Serena Castelda Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
James Olson Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,800$111,222 $0-$991 $70,800$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,386$44,768 $39,431$39,431 $65,386$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$65,025- $83,838$83,838 $65,025- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $243,156 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$243,156 2024$24,890
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Where the money went

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $111,222 spent · pay $0 · grants $111,222 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $111,222 100.0%
Total$111,222100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $44,768 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,768 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $44,768 100.0%
Total$44,768100%

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