2026-05-15T15:04:53-04:00 2025-12-31 SARFINO AND RHOADES LLP 11921 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 501 NORTH BETHESDA MD 208522794 990 2025-01-01 521765222 Special Operations Fund C/O Becki Chambers % BECKI CHAMBERS SPEC 7034693863 901 N STUART STREET STE 1200 ARLINGTON VA 22203 Becki Chambers executive director 7034693863 2026-05-15 true MICHAEL J DEVLINCPA P00245532 3017705500 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Becki Chambers 901 N STUART ST 1200 ARLINGTON VA 22203 5141006 false X www.specialoperationsfund.org X 1992 DC TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO FAMILIES OF SPECIAL MISSION UNIT WARRIORS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 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Also, support was provided to the families of current and veteran special mission units' warriors with merit scholarships and other educational opportunities and programs. 123258 Conducted a conference and other events to educate, and bring attention to, the public about current matters affecting special operations units and their families. 4152 Warrior Health Initiative: A pilot executive health program at the Mayo Clinic for the medical evaluations of special operators who have previously transitioned, or are currently transitioning, out of military service. The program's objective is to facilitate a certain number of comprehensive medical evaluations. Further, the program will identify measurable outcomes such as the number of previously unidentified/unrecognized conditions per patient (diagnostic yield), the number of participants who engage in treatment relative to overall number of participants (treatment yield), and patient overall satisfaction with the program. 2042573 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 27 27 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false X X BECKI CHAMBERS 7034693863 901 N STUART STREET 1200 arlington VA 22203 BECKI CHAMBERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.0 0.0 X 101000 0 12000 SUSAN GRANT EXEC DIR EMERITA/SECRETARY 20.0 0.0 X 76350 0 7616 Ginny Owen Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X 8450 0 0 David C Miller Jr Chairman/Founder Emeritus 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Randy Martinez Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 D Michael Walden CHAIRMAN 20.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Rick Woolard President Emeritus 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JOHN D BOWLIN VICE CHAIRMAN 1.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 David F Cooper PRESIDENT 1.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Henry Eisenbarth Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stephen J Fitzgerald Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Matthew C Flavin Director (LEFT 2025) 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Michael R Boyce Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 George Lund Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew N Milani II VICE CHAIRMAN 1.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Timothy J Walsh VICE CHAIRMAN 1.5 0.0 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY W EGGERS DIRECTOR (LEFT 2025) 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN DAWSON DIRECTOR EMERITUS 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 HEATHER MORAN DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 GEOFFREY STONE DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL KOHLSDORF DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Charles L McHarney IV Director (LEFT 2025) 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JOEL KACZOROWSKI DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Timothy M Wolfe Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 KEVIN O'BRIEN DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA RICHTER DIRECTOR 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jacob Crowe Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Anthony Dowd Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Jessica Halling Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 Joe Weirsky Director 1.5 0.0 X 0 0 0 185800 0 19616 1 false false false 0 2454140 46861 2454140 0 353859 353859 0 0 0 0 0 2331340 2243452 87888 87888 87888 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 1667 1667 1667 2897554 1667 441747 240000 240000 1385839 1385839 0 0 177350 149738 26603 1009 0 0 12000 10132 1800 68 9371 7912 1405 54 13577 11463 2036 78 0 0 0 0 0 39868 39868 77647 40887 36760 0 0 0 0 46827 39537 7022 268 37192 31431 5549 212 0 105228 105228 0 0 735 735 5464 5464 POSTAGE, PRINTING, AND OTHER 15022 12744 2194 84 TELEPHONE 2824 2385 423 16 COMPUTER 10553 5277 5276 2179497 2042573 129859 7065 X 0 0 359179 355820 0 215500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9115 8719 1131 396 12678045 14303547 0 0 0 0 0 0 192777 209286 13231132 15084549 8992 31995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180172 237789 189164 269784 X 12889070 14664433 152898 150332 13041968 14814765 13231132 15084549 718057 1054740 X false true X true false X 1248015 1787273 1656607 2168132 2454140 9314167 0 0 1248015 1787273 1656607 2168132 2454140 9314167 1036983 8277184 479946 235098 254138 299817 353859 1622858 0 0 10937025 0.75680 0.73062 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9115 8719 396 396 0 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 141941 GRANT ADVANCE 95848 237789 3912426 1054740 1054740 2857686 39868 39868 2897554 2139629 2139629 39868 39868 2179497 true THE RANGERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND PO BOX 52184 FORT BENNING GA 31995 800334135 501(C)(3) 50000 SCHOLARSHIPS NIGHT STALKER FOUNDATION 11304 BELL STATION ROAD OAK GROVE KY 42262 383804705 501(c)(3) 50000 SCHOLARSHIPS MAYO CLINIC 13400 EAST SHEA BLVD SCOTTSDALE AZ 852595404 860800150 501(C)(3) 20000 MEDICAL TRAINING THE ASSOCIATION 33 SABBATIA DRIVE WHISPERING PINES NC 28237 475230842 501(c)(3) 20000 SCHOLARSHIPS UNIT SCHOLARSHIP FUND PO BOX 73338 FORT BRAGG NC 28307 561851232 501(c)(3) 50000 Scholarships VIGILANT TORCH FOUNDATION 6412 Brandon Avenue Suite 318 Springfield VA 22150 471084970 501(c)(3) 50000 Scholarships 6 SEE SCHEDULE O 186 1385838 PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES PERIODIC REPORTS FROM THE RECIPIENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT FUNDING IS USED ONLY FOR THE INTENDED PURPOSES. RYAN CHAMBERS CHILD OF OFFICER 11108 TUITION PAID TO SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP VERONICA KACZOROWSKI CHILD OF DIRECTOR 7617 TUITION PAID TO SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP CALLIE MCHARNEY CHILD OF DIRECTOR 4962 TUITION PAID TO SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP JACKSON WOOLARD CHILD OF DIRECTOR 11325 TUITION PAID TO SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PART III LINES 1-4 SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED UPON SPECIFIED CRITERIA AND DETERMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT SELECTION COMMITTEE. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES WHEN THE APPLICANT IS A FAMILY MEMBER. X 23111 FMV X Travel and Venues 0 23750 FMV false true false FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY USING A DATA MATRIX OF COMPARABLE SALARIES FROM OTHER BUSINESS ENTITIES. THERE ARE NO KEY EMPLOYEES BESIDES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. NO DIRECTORS RECEIVED COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 PROCESS USED TO REVIEW 990 UPON PREPARATION BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990 FORM BEFORE DISTRIBUTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFIRMATIONS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES TO THE PUBLIC THE ORGANIZATION CONSIDERS REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE NOT OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO BE MADE PUBLIC BY REGULATION. FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART III GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS IN THE US SPECIAL OPERATIONS FUND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID FOR EDUCATION AND OTHER FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF U.S. MILITARY SPECIAL MISSION UNITS AND MEMBERS OF OTHER CLASSIFIED MILITARY UNITS AND CIVILIAN AGENCIES WHO ARE KILLED WITH THESE SPECIAL MISSION UNITS. GRANTEES ARE SELECTED ON AN OBJECTIVE CASE-BY-CASE BASIS USING OBJECTIVE CRITERIA TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR SUCH FUNDS. FORM 990, FEDERAL FOOTNOTE Net assets are accumulated to provide for the current pipeline and anticipated future education and program grants to the many families of past and future fallen special operators when their children reach college age. Since 2001, ongoing deployments around the world have resulted in dramatic increases in the number of eligible recipients and the operating pace of the units served by the Fund are not expected to reduce in the foreseeable future.