Brookfield Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HomeFront Strong is a military & veterans family support organization that focuses on enhancing resilience among all military service members, veterans and family, regardless of service or discharge status. HomeFront Strong looks to serve Guard and Reserve families in New England as its primary focus. All programs offered by HomeFront Strong are rooted in an evidence based family resilience model and community trauma healing.
- Income
- $90,943
- Spending
- $72,951
- Reserves
- 9.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 67%
- Highest pay
- $24,960, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 75% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $17,423 spent. Our main programs HFS Storytelling & HFS Connects are designed to create meaningful opportunities for community building among service members, veterans & their families. Through both programs we recruit and train military connected volunteers to provide a variety of peer support, including social/emotional and goal oriented support, and/or engage participants in the storytelling process. Through HFS Storytelling we hope to capture the diversity of military service in New England, bridging the gaps between the military, veteran & civilian communities. In addition this years HFS Family Storytelling Retreat with Camp Resilience provided for five military and veteran families.Our Shaped by Service Art Show brought together over 26 military connected artists from Massachusetts & Connecticut to display & celebrate their sculptures, painting, woodworks, ceramics and other pieces of art. We now also offer an art class.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2007.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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